Kopaida
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Kopaida is the Greek name for Lake Copais, a former large karstic lake in Boeotia, central Greece, that was historically significant for its drainage and agricultural reclamation.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former lake
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ karstic lake ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Copais Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Copais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAncientCity | Orchomenus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythology |
Heracles
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ⓘ
Minyans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| drainageType | karstic ⓘ |
| hasKarstFeatures | ponors (katavothres) ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Κωπαΐδα ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
agricultural reclamation
ⓘ
drainage works ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boeotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek mainland ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Copais Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chaeronea
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ⓘ
Orchomenus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumExtent | one of the largest lakes in ancient Greece ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Pausanias
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ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ |
| modernUseOfArea |
farmland
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| nearMountain |
Mount Akontion
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Mount Helicon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Ptoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Boeotian landscape ⓘ |
| primaryInflow | Cephissus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOutflow | Cephissus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionTypeAfterDrainage | agricultural plain ⓘ |
| wasDrainedBy |
artificial canals
ⓘ
pumping stations ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| wasDrainedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| wasDrainedInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| wasImportantIn |
Classical antiquity
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ⓘ
Mycenaean period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasKnownTo |
Romans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Greeks ⓘ |
| wasSubjectOf |
hydraulic engineering works
ⓘ
large-scale land reclamation project ⓘ |
| wasUsedFor |
cotton cultivation
ⓘ
grain cultivation ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ livestock grazing ⓘ |
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