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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Lapiths locatedIn Thessaly
Pagasetic Gulf locatedIn Thessaly
Pagasetic Gulf historicalRegion Thessaly
this entity surface form: ancient Thessaly
Helladic culture cultureArea Thessaly
Vale of Tempe in Greece locatedIn Thessaly
subject surface form: Vale of Tempe
Vale of Tempe in Greece historicalRegion Thessaly
subject surface form: Vale of Tempe
this entity surface form: Ancient Thessaly
Neopatras locatedIn Thessaly
Neopatras historicalRegion Thessaly
Duke of Neopatras region Thessaly
Pelopidas placeOfActivity Thessaly
Pelopidas diedIn Thessaly
Xuthus associatedWithPlace Thessaly
Malian Gulf historicalRegion Thessaly
Katerini locatedNear Thessaly
this entity surface form: Olympos–Pieria region
Olympus locatedIn Thessaly
Olympus region Thessaly
this entity surface form: Thessaly (Periphery)
Trikka locatedIn Thessaly
Trikka locatedIn Thessaly
this entity surface form: ancient Thessaly
Trikka locatedInModernAdministrativeRegion Thessaly
this entity surface form: Thessaly periphery
Pelasgiotis partOf Thessaly
Pelasgiotis locatedIn Thessaly
this entity surface form: northeastern Thessaly
Pelasgiotis borderedBy Thessaly
this entity surface form: Thessaliotis
Pelasgiotis category Thessaly
this entity surface form: Ancient Thessaly
Prothoos associatedWith Thessaly
Phylacus associatedWith Thessaly
Phylacus realm Thessaly
Pourianos Stavros locatedIn Thessaly
Zagora countrySubdivision Thessaly
this entity surface form: Thessaly periphery
Milies locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Thessaly
this entity surface form: Thessaly region
Vizitsa locatedIn Thessaly
Agios Ioannis locatedIn Thessaly
subject surface form: Agios Ioannis (Pelion)
Agios Ioannis administrativeRegion Thessaly
subject surface form: Agios Ioannis (Pelion)
this entity surface form: Region of Thessaly
Pelion Railway locatedIn Thessaly
Thessalians ethnicGroupOf Thessaly
Thessalians locatedIn Thessaly
Hellenic League hasMember Thessaly
Greek National Road 1 connectsRegion Thessaly
this entity surface form: Thessaly region
Volos City Hall hasRegion Thessaly