Grammos Mountains

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The Grammos Mountains are a rugged mountain range in northwestern Greece near the Albanian border, known as a major battleground during the final phase of the Greek Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
battle Battle of Grammos
climate mountain climate
conflict Greek Civil War
conservationStatus relatively undisturbed ecosystem
continent Europe
country Greece
date 1948
1949
drainageBasin Aliakmonas River
Aoös River
Sarakinos River
elevation 2520 metres
about 2520 metres
fauna brown bear
chamois
raptors
roe deer
wolf
geology flysch
limestone
hasBorderFeature Greek–Albanian border
highestPoint Mount Grammos
historicalEvent Greek Civil War
knownFor biodiversity
hiking
major battleground during final phase of Greek Civil War
mountaineering
remote landscapes
languageRegion Greek
locatedIn northwestern Greece
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Epirus region
Western Macedonia region
locatedOnBorderWith Albania
nearSettlement Ersekë
Konitsa
Nestorio
partOf Northern Pindus
Pindus Mountains
rangeType rugged mountains
tourism eco-tourism
low-impact tourism
usedAs stronghold during Greek Civil War
usedBy Democratic Army of Greece
vegetation alpine meadows
coniferous forests
deciduous forests

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Grammos–Vitsi
location

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