Athens Basin
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The Athens Basin is the central lowland area surrounding Greece’s capital, encompassing much of the city’s urban sprawl and framed by nearby mountains.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Athens basin | 3 |
| Athens Basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basin
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Saronic Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Athens urban agglomeration NERFINISHED ⓘ Piraeus urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ historic center of Athens ⓘ major transport infrastructure of Athens ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| dominantCity | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsTo | Saronic Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
air pollution issues
ⓘ
heat island effect ⓘ high population density ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lowland plain
ⓘ
semi-arid climate ⓘ urban sprawl ⓘ |
| hasTopography | basin enclosed by mountains ⓘ |
| includes |
Cephissus River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ilisos River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Attica ⓘ |
| partOf | Attica Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | central lowland of Attica ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
Mount Aigaleo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Hymettus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Parnitha NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Pentelicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Athens metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.