Epirus

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geographical region historical region

Epirus is a mountainous historical and geographical region in northwestern Greece known for its rugged landscapes, ancient sites, and traditional stone-built villages.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
Epirus region	6
Epirus periphery	3
Kingdom of Epirus	3
Ancient Epirus	1
Epirus (Greece)	1
Epirus Vetus	1
Epirus administrative region of Greece	1
Thesprotia	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ historical region ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf	Greece ⓘ surface form: Hellenic Republic
bordersCountry	Albania ⓘ
bordersRegion	Thessaly ⓘ Western Greece ⓘ Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ surface form: Western Macedonia
climate	Mediterranean with continental influences ⓘ
containsCity	Arta ⓘ Igoumenitsa ⓘ Ioannina ⓘ Preveza ⓘ
containsLake	Lake Pamvotida ⓘ
containsPort	Igoumenitsa ⓘ Preveza ⓘ
containsRiver	Acheron River ⓘ Arachthos River ⓘ Louros River ⓘ
containsVillageRegion	Metsovo area ⓘ Tzoumerka ⓘ Zagori ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
economySector	animal husbandry ⓘ dairy production ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite	Cassope ⓘ Dodona ⓘ Nikopolis ⓘ
hasCapital	Ioannina ⓘ
hasCoastOn	Ionian Sea ⓘ
hasGorge	Zagori ⓘ surface form: Vikos Gorge
hasMountainRange	Pindus Mountains ⓘ
hasNationalPark	Pindus Mountains ⓘ surface form: Vikos–Aoos National Park
hasRegionalUnit	Arta regional unit ⓘ Ioannina ⓘ surface form: Ioannina regional unit Preveza regional unit ⓘ Thesprotia regional unit ⓘ
historicalCapital	Ioannina ⓘ
historicalRegionOf	Epirus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ancient Epirus
knownFor	ancient sites ⓘ rugged landscapes ⓘ traditional stone-built villages ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
locatedIn	Northern Greece ⓘ surface form: northwestern Greece
locatedOn	Balkans ⓘ surface form: Balkan Peninsula
majorReligion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
partOf	Greece ⓘ
terrain	mountainous ⓘ
traditionalArchitecture	stone bridges ⓘ stone-built houses ⓘ

Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarentum → alliedWith → Epirus ⓘ

Olympias → associatedWith → Epirus ⓘ

Battle of Heraclea → belligerent → Epirus ⓘ

Pyrrhic War → belligerent → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Epirus

Olympias → birthPlace → Epirus ⓘ

Macedon → borderedBy → Epirus ⓘ

Thessaly → borders → Epirus ⓘ

Macedonia (Greece) → bordersRegion → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epirus (Greece)

Western Greece → bordersRegion → Epirus ⓘ

Ioannina → capitalOf → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epirus region

Battle of Beneventum → combatant → Epirus ⓘ

Battle of Heraclea → combatant → Epirus ⓘ

Greece → contains → Epirus ⓘ

Northern Greece → containsRegion → Epirus ⓘ

Olympias → countryOfCitizenship → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Epirus

Ioannina → countrySubdivision → Epirus ⓘ

Vlach (in some contexts) → cultureRegion → Epirus ⓘ

subject surface form: Vlach (Aromanian people)

Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids → hasBorderWith → Epirus ⓘ

Northern Greece → hasCulturalRegion → Epirus ⓘ

Thesprotia regional unit → hasHistoricalRegion → Epirus ⓘ

Greek War of Independence → hasLocation → Epirus ⓘ

Hellenistic kingdoms → hasPart → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kingdom of Epirus

First Macedonian War (as ally of Philip V of Macedon) → hasParticipant → Epirus ⓘ

subject surface form: First Macedonian War

Romaniote Jews → historicalCenter → Epirus ⓘ

Epirus → historicalRegionOf → Epirus self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Epirus

Illyrians → inhabited → Epirus ⓘ

Battle of Heraclea → involvedPolities → Epirus ⓘ

Actium → laterAdministrativeUnit → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epirus Vetus

Actium → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ

Arta regional unit → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epirus region

Dodona → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ

Ioannina → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ

Port of Igoumenitsa (connection) → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ

subject surface form: Port of Igoumenitsa

this entity surface form: Epirus region

Preveza → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ

Preveza regional unit → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epirus region

Thesprotia regional unit → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epirus region

Zagori → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ

Grammos Mountains → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epirus region

Igoumenitsa → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thesprotia

Actium → modernRegion → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epirus administrative region of Greece

Dolopes → neighboringRegion → Epirus ⓘ

Roman conquest of southern Italy → opponent → Epirus ⓘ

Arta regional unit → partOf → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epirus periphery

Ioannina → partOf → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epirus periphery

Thesprotia regional unit → partOf → Epirus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Epirus periphery

Pindus Mountains → region → Epirus ⓘ

Theodora Tocco → regionAssociatedWith → Epirus ⓘ

Ioannis Kolettis → regionOfActivity → Epirus ⓘ

Port of Igoumenitsa (connection) → regionServed → Epirus ⓘ

subject surface form: Port of Igoumenitsa