Roumeli

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Roumeli is a historical region in central Greece that played a key role in the Greek War of Independence.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Roumeli canonical 1
Rumelia 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
region of Greece
associatedWithEvent Battle of Gravia Inn NERFINISHED
Greek revolutionary uprisings of 1821
Siege of Messolonghi NERFINISHED
borders Aegean Sea NERFINISHED
Epirus NERFINISHED
Gulf of Corinth NERFINISHED
Peloponnese NERFINISHED
Thessaly NERFINISHED
contains Boeotia NERFINISHED
Etolia-Acarnania NERFINISHED
Evrytania NERFINISHED
Phocis NERFINISHED
parts of Attica
parts of Fthiotis
country Greece
culturalRegionOf Greece NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupHistorically Arvanites NERFINISHED
Greeks NERFINISHED
Vlachs NERFINISHED
formerAdministrativeStatus Ottoman province
governedBy Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
hasCapitalHistorically Lamia NERFINISHED
Lepanto NERFINISHED
hasNotableCity Agrinio NERFINISHED
Karpenisi NERFINISHED
Lamia NERFINISHED
Nafpaktos NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Greek War of Independence NERFINISHED
Ottoman era NERFINISHED
knownFor mountainous terrain
role in Greek national identity
traditional Greek villages
language Greek
locatedIn Central Greece NERFINISHED
mainland Greece NERFINISHED
modernAdministrativeSuccessor Region of Central Greece NERFINISHED
parts of Western Greece region
partOf Greece NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
playedRoleIn Greek War of Independence NERFINISHED
religionHistoricallyDominant Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
significance key role in Greek War of Independence
traditionalName Rumeli NERFINISHED
Sterea Ellada NERFINISHED
usedAsTermFor European territories of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Odysseas Androutsos activeIn Roumeli
Rumelia Eyalet namedAfter Roumeli
this entity surface form: Rumelia