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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Greek mainland hasPart Epirus
ISO 3166-2:GR includesSubdivision Epirus
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Polyxena isFrom Epirus
Neoptolemus I of Epirus associatedPlace Epirus
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Aeacidae regionOfInfluence Epirus
Agron conflictWith Epirus
Igoumenitsa Port locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Epirus
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Asprangeloi locatedIn Epirus
Asprangeloi partOf Epirus
this entity surface form: Epirus periphery
Asprangeloi hasRegion Epirus
Asprangeloi hasGeographicalRegion Epirus
this entity surface form: Epirus, Greece
Vikos Gorge partOf Epirus
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Papingo locatedIn Epirus
Papingo region Epirus
this entity surface form: Epirus periphery
Monodendri locatedIn Epirus
Dilofo locatedIn Epirus
Vitsa locatedIn Epirus
Tsepelovo locatedInCountrySubdivision Epirus
this entity surface form: Region of Epirus
Vradeto locatedIn Epirus
Vradeto locatedInCountrySubdivision Epirus
this entity surface form: Region of Epirus
Skamneli locatedIn Epirus
Skamneli traditionalRegion Epirus
Skamneli countrySubdivision Epirus
this entity surface form: Region of Epirus
Aristi locatedIn Epirus
Koukouli locatedIn Epirus
Koukouli region Epirus
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Negades locatedIn Epirus
Negades region Epirus
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Ano Pedina locatedIn Epirus
Vikos village locatedIn Epirus
Drakolimni of Tymfi locatedIn Epirus
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Vradeto Steps locatedIn Epirus
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Zagorohoria locatedIn Epirus
town of Arta locatedIn Epirus
subject surface form: Arta
this entity surface form: Epirus region
town of Arta administrativeRegion Epirus
subject surface form: Arta
this entity surface form: Epirus periphery
Amvrakikos Gulf (part) locatedIn Epirus
subject surface form: Amvrakikos Gulf
this entity surface form: Epirus region
Decentralized Administration of Epirus and Western Macedonia jurisdiction Epirus
this entity surface form: Region of Epirus