Texas Panhandle

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geographic region region

The Texas Panhandle is the northernmost region of Texas, characterized by its flat High Plains landscape, agricultural economy, and distinctive cultural identity within the Great Plains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region →
region →
borderedBy New Mexico →
Oklahoma →
Texas South Plains →
contains Canadian River →
Llano Estacado →
Palo Duro Canyon →
country United States →
hasCharacteristic High Plains landscape →
dust storms →
flat terrain →
semi-arid climate →
strong winds →
hasCity Amarillo →
Borger →
Canyon →
Dalhart →
Dumas →
Hereford →
Lubbock →
Pampa →
Plainview →
hasCounty Andrews County →
Armstrong County →
Bailey County →
Borden County →
Briscoe County →
Carson County →
Castro County →
Childress County →
Cochran County →
Collingsworth County →
Cottle County →
Crane County →
Crosby County →
Culberson County →
Dallam County →
Dawson County →
Deaf Smith County →
Dickens County →
Donley County →
Ector County →
El Paso County →
Fisher County →
Floyd County →
Garza County →
Gray County →
Hall County →
Hansford County →
Hartley County →
Hemphill County →
Hockley County →
Howard County NERFINISHED →
Hudspeth County →
Hutchinson County →
Jones County →
Kent County →
King County →
Lamb County →
Lipscomb County →
Loving County →
Lynn County →
Martin County →
Midland County →
Mitchell County →
Moore County →
Motley County →
Nolan County →
Ochiltree County →
Oldham County →
Parmer County →
Pecos County →
Potter County →
Randall County →
Reeves County →
Roberts County →
Scurry County →
Sherman County →
Stonewall County →
Swisher County →
Terry County →
Upton County →
Ward County →
Wheeler County →
Winkler County →
Yoakum County →
hasCulturalIdentity distinct from Central Texas →
distinct from East Texas →
hasCulturalRegion Bible Belt →
hasEconomicActivity agriculture →
cattle ranching →
cotton farming →
feedlot operations →
oil and gas production →
wheat farming →
hasLargestCity Amarillo →
historicalEvent Dust Bowl of the 1930s affected the region →
locatedIn Great Plains →
High Plains →
Texas →
partOf West Texas →
timeZone Central Time Zone →
traversedBy Interstate 40 NERFINISHED →
U.S. Route 287 NERFINISHED →
U.S. Route 87 NERFINISHED →
Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Black Sunday (dust storm) →
Pampa, Texas ("High Plains region of Texas") →
Texas's 13th congressional district →
locatedIn
Dirty Thirties →
affectedArea
Great Plains →
countrySubdivision
Pampa, Texas →
partOf
Red River of the South →
sourceRegion
Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas ("the Texas Panhandle") →
territoryIncludes
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