Pangaion Hills

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Pangaion Hills is a mountainous region in northern Greece historically known for its rich mineral resources and ancient mining activity.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Pangaion massif 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
associatedWith Kingdom of Macedon NERFINISHED
ancient Thrace NERFINISHED
associatedWithDeity Dionysus NERFINISHED
country Greece
geologicalType marble formations
metamorphic rocks
hasClimate Mediterranean climate with continental influences
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
forestry
mining
quarrying
hasFeature forested slopes
mineral veins
mountainous terrain
hasGreekName Παγγαίο
hasVegetation maquis shrubland
mixed forests
historicalPeriodOfIntensiveMining Classical antiquity
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED
Roman period
influenced economic power of ancient Macedon
regional trade in metals
knownFor ancient mining activity
gold deposits
lead deposits
marble quarries
rich mineral resources
silver deposits
zinc deposits
languageOfToponym Greek
locatedIn Eastern Macedonia and Thrace NERFINISHED
northern Greece
locatedNear Aegean Sea NERFINISHED
Drama regional unit NERFINISHED
city of Kavala NERFINISHED
partOf Balkan Peninsula NERFINISHED
Pangaio municipality NERFINISHED
tourismType cultural heritage tourism
mountain tourism
usedBy Macedonian kingdom NERFINISHED
Thracian tribes NERFINISHED
ancient Greeks
usedFor coinage production
metal extraction
wealth generation for ancient states

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Strymonian Gulf hasNearbyMountainRange Pangaion Hills
Neapolis (Kavala) near Pangaion Hills
Mount Pangaion partOf Pangaion Hills
Mount Pangaion partOfMountainRange Pangaion Hills
this entity surface form: Pangaion massif