Epirus

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Epirus is a mountainous historical and geographical region in northwestern Greece known for its rugged landscapes, ancient sites, and traditional stone-built villages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
administrativeDivisionOf Hellenic Republic
linked to: Greece
bordersCountry Albania
bordersRegion Thessaly
Western Greece
Western Macedonia
linked to: Macedonia (Greece)
climate Mediterranean with continental influences
containsCity Arta
Igoumenitsa
Ioannina
Preveza
containsLake Lake Pamvotida
containsPort Igoumenitsa
Preveza
containsRiver Acheron River
Arachthos River
Louros River
containsVillageRegion Metsovo area
Tzoumerka
Zagori
country Greece
economySector animal husbandry
dairy production
tourism
hasArchaeologicalSite Cassope
Dodona
Nikopolis
hasCapital Ioannina
hasCoastOn Ionian Sea
hasGorge Vikos Gorge
linked to: Zagori
hasMountainRange Pindus Mountains
hasNationalPark Vikos–Aoos National Park
linked to: Pindus Mountains
hasRegionalUnit Arta regional unit
Ioannina regional unit
linked to: Ioannina

Preveza regional unit
Thesprotia regional unit
historicalCapital Ioannina
historicalRegionOf Ancient Epirus
linked to: Epirus
knownFor ancient sites
rugged landscapes
traditional stone-built villages
language Greek
locatedIn northwestern Greece
linked to: Northern Greece
locatedOn Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans
majorReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
partOf Greece
terrain mountainous
traditionalArchitecture stone bridges
stone-built houses

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Greece contains Epirus
Thessaly borders Epirus
Hellenistic kingdoms hasPart Kingdom of Epirus
linked to: Epirus
Epirus historicalRegionOf Ancient Epirus
linked to: Epirus
Macedonia (Greece) bordersRegion Epirus (Greece)
linked to: Epirus
Pindus Mountains region Epirus
Dione worshipPlace Epirus
Dodona locatedIn Epirus
Northwest Greek spokenIn Epirus
Actium locatedIn Epirus
Actium laterAdministrativeUnit Epirus Vetus
linked to: Epirus
Actium modernRegion Epirus administrative region of Greece
linked to: Epirus
Tarentum alliedWith Epirus
Pyrrhic War belligerent Kingdom of Epirus
linked to: Epirus
Grammos Mountains locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Epirus region
linked to: Epirus
First Macedonian War hasParticipant Epirus
Olympias birthPlace Epirus
Olympias countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Epirus
linked to: Epirus
Olympias associatedWith Epirus
Macedon borderedBy Epirus
Illyrians inhabited Epirus
Igoumenitsa locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Thesprotia
linked to: Epirus
Vlach (Aromanian people) cultureRegion Epirus
subject linked to: Vlach (in some contexts)
Dolopes neighboringRegion Epirus
Zagori locatedIn Epirus
Arta regional unit locatedIn Epirus region
linked to: Epirus
Arta regional unit partOf Epirus periphery
linked to: Epirus
Preveza regional unit locatedIn Epirus region
linked to: Epirus
Ioannina locatedIn Epirus
Ioannina capitalOf Epirus region
linked to: Epirus
Ioannina partOf Epirus periphery
linked to: Epirus
Thesprotia regional unit locatedIn Epirus region
linked to: Epirus
Thesprotia regional unit partOf Epirus periphery
linked to: Epirus