Giannitsa Plain

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Giannitsa Plain is a fertile agricultural lowland region in northern Greece, known historically for its extensive wetlands and role in regional farming.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Giannitsa plain 2
Giannitsa Plain canonical 1
Pella plain 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
plain ⓘ
administrativeProximity near Thessaloniki regional unit ⓘ
agriculturalProduct cereals ⓘ
corn ⓘ
cotton ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
sugar beets ⓘ
vegetables ⓘ
biodiversityPast rich wetland ecosystem (historically) ⓘ
climate Mediterranean with continental influences ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
drainageHistory partly drained in the 20th century ⓘ
drainagePurpose expansion of cultivable land ⓘ
economicRole important agricultural zone of Central Macedonia ⓘ
elevation low elevation ⓘ
historicalEventContext Macedonian Struggle area ⓘ
historicalFeature extensive marshes ⓘ
swampy areas ⓘ
knownFor historical wetlands ⓘ
intensive farming ⓘ
landUse irrigated farmland ⓘ
locatedIn northern Greece ⓘ
linked to: Northern Greece
locatedInAdministrative Central Macedonia ⓘ
Pella regional unit ⓘ
namedAfter Giannitsa ⓘ
nearbyCity Giannitsa ⓘ
partOf Macedonian plain system ⓘ
primaryUse agriculture ⓘ
region Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ
soilCharacteristic fertile ⓘ
terrainType lowland ⓘ
transportSignificance crossed by regional road network ⓘ
waterSystem Axios River basin ⓘ
Loudias River ⓘ
wetlandStatus largely reclaimed for agriculture ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Giannitsa → locatedNear → Giannitsa Plain ⓘ
Edessa → locatedNear → Giannitsa plain ⓘ
linked to: Giannitsa Plain
Mount Voras → viewOverlooks → Pella plain ⓘ
linked to: Giannitsa Plain
Central Macedonian plain → contains → Giannitsa plain ⓘ
linked to: Giannitsa Plain