Eordaea in the context of "Lynkestis"

Upper Macedonia (Greek: Ἄνω Μακεδονία, Ánō Makedonía) or Upper Macedon is a geographical and tribal term to describe the upper/western of the two parts in which, together with Lower Macedonia, the ancient kingdom of Macedon was roughly divided.

The Upper Macedonian regions of Elimiotis, Tymphaea, Orestis, Eordaea and southern Lynkestis, correspond roughly to the region of Western Macedonia in Greece, while Pelagonia and the northern part of Lynkestis correspond roughly to the Pelagonia Statistical Region in North Macedonia.

Elimiotis or Elimeia (Ancient Greek: Ἐλιμιῶτις or Ἐλιμία or Ἐλίμεια) was a region of Upper Macedonia that was located along the Haliacmon river. The capital of Elimiotis was Aiani, located in the modern municipality of Kozani, Western Macedonia. It was bordered by Orestis and Eordaea in the north, Pieria in the east, Perrhaebia/Thessaly in the south, and Tymphaea and Parauaea in the west, and was inhabited by the Epirote Greek tribe of Elimiotes or Elimiotae (Ancient Greek: Ἐλιμιῶται). In earlier times, it was independent and the Derdas family ruled the local kingdom from its capital Aiane. However, later it lost its independence and by 355 BC, Elimiotis was part of the kingdom of Macedon.