Mesara Plain
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The Mesara Plain is a large, fertile agricultural basin in southern Crete, Greece, known for its ancient Minoan sites and long history of cultivation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mesara Plain canonical | 4 |
| Messara Plain | 1 |
| Messara plain | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ plain ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Minoan civilization ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| coast | southern Cretan coast ⓘ |
| contains |
Agia Triada
ⓘ
Gortyna ⓘ
surface form:
Gortyn
Kommos ⓘ Mires ⓘ Phaistos ⓘ Timbaki ⓘ
surface form:
Tympaki
|
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| drainsTo | Libyan Sea ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
horticulture
ⓘ
olive oil production ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance |
Roman capital of Crete at Gortyn
ⓘ
major Minoan palatial centers ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alluvial basin
ⓘ
fertile ⓘ large plain ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | alluvial soils ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfIntensiveUse |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Byzantine period ⓘ Classical antiquity ⓘ Roman period ⓘ modern era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient Minoan sites
ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ long history of cultivation ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Greek language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Crete
ⓘ
Heraklion regional unit ⓘ Rethymno regional unit ⓘ Southern Greece ONNED1 ⓘ southern Crete ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Crete
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Crete
|
| near |
Asterousia Mountains
ⓘ
Psiloritis mountain range ⓘ
surface form:
Psiloritis Mountains
|
| partOf |
Mediterranean Basin
ⓘ
regional economy of Crete ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
cereal cultivation ⓘ olive cultivation ⓘ vegetable cultivation ⓘ vine cultivation ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Messara Plain
this entity surface form:
Messara plain