Epirus

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

All labels observed (22)

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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 ⓘ

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

Greece → contains → Epirus ⓘ
Thessaly → borders → Epirus ⓘ
Hellenistic kingdoms → hasPart → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Epirus
Epirus → historicalRegionOf → Epirus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient Epirus
Macedonia (Greece) → bordersRegion → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epirus (Greece)
Pindus Mountains → region → Epirus ⓘ
Dione → worshipPlace → Epirus ⓘ
Dodona → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ
Northwest Greek → spokenIn → Epirus ⓘ
Actium → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ
Actium → laterAdministrativeUnit → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epirus Vetus
Actium → modernRegion → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epirus administrative region of Greece
Tarentum → alliedWith → Epirus ⓘ
Pyrrhic War → belligerent → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Epirus
Grammos Mountains → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epirus region
First Macedonian War (as ally of Philip V of Macedon) → hasParticipant → Epirus ⓘ
subject surface form: First Macedonian War
Olympias → birthPlace → Epirus ⓘ
Olympias → countryOfCitizenship → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Epirus
Olympias → associatedWith → Epirus ⓘ
Macedon → borderedBy → Epirus ⓘ
Illyrians → inhabited → Epirus ⓘ
Igoumenitsa → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thesprotia
Vlach (in some contexts) → cultureRegion → Epirus ⓘ
subject surface form: Vlach (Aromanian people)
Dolopes → neighboringRegion → Epirus ⓘ
Zagori → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ
Arta regional unit → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Arta regional unit → partOf → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epirus periphery
Preveza regional unit → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Ioannina → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ
Ioannina → capitalOf → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Ioannina → partOf → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epirus periphery
Thesprotia regional unit → locatedIn → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Thesprotia regional unit → partOf → Epirus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epirus periphery