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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