Pineios River

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The Pineios River is a major river in central Greece that flows through the fertile plains of Thessaly before emptying into the Aegean Sea.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Peneios
Peneus
associatedWith Greek region of Thessaly
basinArea approximately 10,700 km²
basinCountry Greece
country Greece
drainageBasin Thessaly
emptiesInto Aegean Sea
flowsDirection generally west-to-east
flowsNear city of Larissa
city of Trikala
flowsThrough Larissa regional unit
Pineios Valley
Thessalian Plain
Trikala regional unit
hasDelta Pineios River delta on the Aegean coast
hasEcologicalSignificance supports wetlands near its delta
hasEconomicSignificance supports farming in one of Greece’s most fertile regions
hasFeature meanders across the Thessalian Plain
hasGreekName Πηνειός
hasHistoricalSignificance mentioned in ancient Greek geography
hasValley Tempe Gorge
isMajorRiverOf Thessaly
central Greece
length approximately 205 km
locatedIn central Greece
locatedInRegion Thessaly
locatedOnContinent Europe
mouth Aegean Sea
mouthLocation near Stomio, Larissa regional unit
nearbySettlement Larissa
Stomio
Trikala
partOf drainage basin of the Aegean Sea
passesThrough Tempe Valley NERFINISHED
separates Mount Olympus from Mount Ossa in Tempe Valley
sourceLocation Pindus Mountains
near Malakasi
tributary Enipeas River (Thessaly)
Lithaios River
Pamisos River (Thessaly)
Titarisios River NERFINISHED
usedFor agriculture in Thessaly
irrigation
watercourseType perennial river


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