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.

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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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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