Thessaly

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Thessaly is a historical and geographical region in central Greece known for its fertile plains, ancient cities, and proximity to landmarks like Mount Olympus and Meteora.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
region of Greece
ancientDialect Aeolic Greek
surface form: Thessalian Greek
annexationYear 1881
annexedTo Kingdom of Greece
associatedWith Achilles
Argonautica
surface form: Jason and the Argonauts
borders Aegean Sea
central Greece
surface form: Central Greece

Epirus
Macedonia (Greece)
capital Larissa
contains Pelion Peninsula
Pindus Mountains
surface form: Pindus Mountains (eastern slopes)

Pineios River
Tempe Valley
containsCity Demetrias
Karditsa
Larisa (ancient city)
Larissa
Pharsalus
Pherae
Thebes
surface form: Phthiotic Thebes

Trikala
Volos
containsPlain Thessaly self-linksurface differs
surface form: Thessalian Plain
containsRegion Karditsa regional unit
Larissa regional unit
Magnesia
Trikala regional unit
country Greece
governedAs administrative region of Greece
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
continental influences
hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
hasLandform mountains
plain
river valleys
historicalPeriod Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
Roman period
ISOCode GR-F
knownFor agriculture
fertile plains
language Greek
largestCity Larissa
locatedIn central Greece
mainland Greece
mentionedIn Homeric epics
near Meteora
Mount Olympus
partOf Byzantine Empire
Macedonia (Greece)
surface form: Kingdom of Macedonia (historically)

Ottoman Empire
Roman Empire
religiousSite Meteora
surface form: Meteora monasteries
tourismAttraction Meteora
Mount Pelion
Olympus region (nearby)
traditionalProduct cotton
grain
livestock
tobacco

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Hellen regionAssociated Thessaly
Protogeneia regionAssociated Thessaly
this entity surface form: Thessaly (through Deucalion and Pyrrha)
Western Macedonia borders Thessaly
Mytikas viewOverlooks Thessaly
this entity surface form: Thessaly plain
Skolio hasViewOf Thessaly
this entity surface form: Thessaly plain
Skolio countrySubdivision Thessaly
Stefani locatedIn Thessaly
Orphic gold tablets foundIn Thessaly
Phthia locatedIn Thessaly
Phthia partOf Thessaly
this entity surface form: ancient Thessaly
Όλυμπος locatedIn Thessaly
Acheloos River flowsThrough Thessaly
Rousanou Monastery locatedIn Thessaly
Philyra associatedWith Thessaly
North Euboean Gulf locatedIn Thessaly
this entity surface form: Thessaly administrative region
Aetolia borders Thessaly
Enarete region Thessaly
Myrmidon associatedRegionInMyth Thessaly
subject surface form: Myrmidons
Enodia worshippedIn Thessaly
Pirithous countryOfOrigin Thessaly
Pirithous residence Thessaly
Iolkos locatedIn Thessaly
Philo of Larissa birthPlace Thessaly
Magnesia regional unit locatedIn Thessaly
this entity surface form: Thessaly region
Port of Volos locatedIn Thessaly
Port of Volos serves Thessaly
this entity surface form: Thessaly region
Hippocrates placeOfDeath Thessaly
Hippocrates practicedIn Thessaly
Sarakatsani culturalRegion Thessaly
Alceste setting Thessaly
Aeson locatedIn Thessaly
Cretheus associatedWithRegion Thessaly
Iolcus locatedIn Thessaly
Iolcus partOf Thessaly
this entity surface form: ancient Thessaly
Iolcus region Thessaly
Pelias locatedIn Thessaly
Lapiths countryOfOrigin Thessaly