Aquitaine

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Aquitaine is a historical region in southwestern France known for its rich medieval heritage, strategic importance in European power struggles, and later prominence as a center of culture and wine production.

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Aquitaine canonical 61
Aquitaine historical region 1
Aquitaine region 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative region of France
historical region
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
capital Bordeaux
climate oceanic climate
contains Bordeaux wine region
Dordogne
Landes
Lot-et-Garonne department
surface form: Lot-et-Garonne

Pyrénées-Atlantiques
country France
dateMergedIntoNouvelleAquitaine 2016
economicActivity forestry
tourism
viticulture
hasCoastlineOn Bay of Biscay
hasMountainRange Pyrenees
hasRiver Adour NERFINISHED
Dordogne River NERFINISHED
Garonne NERFINISHED
hasUNESCOSite Bordeaux historic center
surface form: Historic Centre of Bordeaux

Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
historicalCapital Poitiers
historicalEra Middle Ages
historicalNameInLatin Aquitania
historicalRegionOf Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
importantEvent Hundred Years' War
surface form: Hundred Years War
importantMedievalCity Bayonne
Bordeaux NERFINISHED
Périgueux
knownFor cultural heritage
medieval heritage
role in European power struggles
wine production
languageRegion Basque
Occitan
largestCity Bordeaux NERFINISHED
locatedIn southwestern France
mergedInto Nouvelle-Aquitaine
partOf Metropolitan France
wasDuchy Duchy of Aquitaine
wasPossessionOf Capetian dynasty
House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet dynasty
wineRegion Bergerac AOC
Bordeaux AOC
Jurançon (moelleux)
surface form: Jurançon AOC

Madiran AOC

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