Dordogne

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Dordogne is a major river in southwestern France known for flowing through the Dordogne valley, a region famed for its picturesque landscapes, historic towns, and prehistoric cave art.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Dordogne canonical 32
Dordogne Valley 9
Dordogne valley 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Lascaux cave
Vézère Valley
basinCountry France
confluenceWith Garonne
continent Europe
country France
crossesDepartment Cantal
Corrèze department
surface form: Corrèze

Dordogne department
Gironde
Lot
Puy-de-Dôme
ecoregion temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
flowsInto Gironde estuary
givesNameTo Dordogne department
hasBridges multiple historic bridges
hasFeature alluvial plains
limestone cliffs
meanders
historicalRegion Périgord
knownFor historic towns
picturesque landscapes
prehistoric cave art
languageRegion historical Occitan-speaking area
length approximately 483 km
locatedIn southwestern France
mouthLocation Gironde estuary
navigation partially navigable for small craft
near Rocamadour area
surface form: Rocamadour

Sarlat-la-Canéda
passesThrough Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
Bergerac
Libourne
Périgueux
Souillac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
sourceLocation Massif Central
Puy de Sancy
supports agriculture
viticulture
tourism major tourist destination
tributaryType major tributary of the Gironde estuary
UNESCOStatus part of Dordogne basin designated as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
usedFor canoeing
fishing
recreation
valley Dordogne self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dordogne Valley

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aquitaine contains Dordogne