separate Epirus from Macedonia and Thessaly. Most of Epirus lies on the windward side of the Pindus. The winds from the Ionian Sea offer the region more rainfall...
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of the Greek region of Epirus, with Gjirokastër the largest city in the Albanian part of Epirus. A rugged and mountainous region, Epirus was the north-west...
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emerged in Epirus. These were the Chaonians of northwestern Epirus, the Molossians in the center, and the Thesprotians in the south. The region inhabited...
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Look up Epirus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Epirus is a historical and geographical region of the southwestern Balkans, straddling modern Greece...
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Nicopolis (redirect from Nicopolis (titular see, Epirus))
wandered their way through Boeotia, Acarnania, Epirus, Macedonia, and Thrace on their way back to Moesia. In Epirus, while the inhabitants of Nicopolis made...
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ethnologically connected to the Greek region of Epirus since antiquity. In the spring of 1914, the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus was proclaimed by ethnic...
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Zagori (category Municipalities of Epirus (region))
1204 to 1337 the region was part of the Despotate of Epirus. In the 14th century, when various Albanian clans made incursions into Epirus, Zagori was the...
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Arta, Greece (category Municipalities of Epirus (region))
northwestern Greece and capital of the regional unit of Arta, which is part of Epirus region. The city was known in ancient times as Ambracia (Ancient Greek: Ἀμβρακία)...
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The Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus (Greek: Αὐτόνομος Δημοκρατία τῆς Βορείου Ἠπείρου, romanized: Aftónomos Dimokratía tis Voreíou Ipeírou) was a...
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Konitsa (redirect from Konitsa, Epirus)
(Greek: Κόνιτσα, see also names in other languages) is a town of Ioannina in Epirus, Greece. It is located north of the capital Ioannina and near the Albanian...
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Parga (category Municipalities of Epirus (region))
10 December 2021. Nikolaidou, Eleftheria (1997). "Epirus and the Greek War of Independence". Epirus, 4000 Years of Greek History and Civilization: 275...
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Pindus (category Landforms of Epirus (region))
western region of the Balkan Peninsula. Historically, the name Pindos refers to the mountainous territory that separates the greater Epirus region from the...
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The Sarantaporos (Greek: Σαραντάπορος, Albanian: Sarandapor) is a river in northwestern Greece and southern Albania. It is a right tributary of the river...
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Archaeological Museum of Ioannina (redirect from Archeological museum of epirus)
The Archaeological Museum of Ioannina is a museum located in Litharitsa Park in the centre of Ioannina, Greece. The museum contains many artifacts unearthed...
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Preveza (category Municipalities of Epirus (region))
Preveza (Greek: Πρέβεζα, pronounced [ˈpreveza]) is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula of the mouth...
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Ioannina (redirect from Folk Art Museum of Epirus – "Kostas Frontzos")
capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in northwestern Greece. According to the 2021 census, the city...
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List of Aromanian settlements (section Epirus region)
Skrofotinë (Aromanian: Scrufutina) Stan-Karbunarë Xhyrinë Zhepë The Epirus region encompasses northwestern Greece and southern Albania. Berat (Aromanian:...
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Vjosa (category Rivers of Epirus (region))
between the classical regions of Illyria and Epirus, and between the Roman provinces of Epirus Nova and Epirus Vetus. The lower valley was inhabited by the...
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administrations of Greece, consisting of the peripheries of Epirus and Western Macedonia. Seated in Ioannina, Epirus, it is currently led by Acting Secretary-General...
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presence in Epirus since the First Macedonian War, when it used Epirus as an entry-point for Roman troops in Greece. Rome would continue to use Epirus as a gateway...
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Necromanteion of Acheron (category Archaeological sites in Epirus (region))
According to tradition, it was located on the banks of the Acheron river in Epirus, near the ancient city of Ephyra. This site was believed by devotees to...
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Filiates (redirect from Ilion, Epirus)
region was named from the ancient town of Cestria, which was also known as Cammania, Cestria, Filiates, Ilion, Epirus, Troy, Epirus and Troia, Epirus...
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Acheron (category Rivers of Epirus (region))
Ἀχερούσιος Acherousios; Greek: Αχέροντας Acherontas) is a river in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It is 52 km (32 mi) long, and has a drainage area...
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Ionian Sea (category Landforms of Epirus (region))
The Ionian Sea (Modern Greek: Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, romanized: Iónio Pélagos, IPA: [iˈoni.o ˈpelaɣos]; Italian: Mar Ionio or Mar Jonio, IPA: [mar ˈjɔːnjo]; Albanian:...
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Thesprotia (category Regional units in Epirus (region))
[θesproˈtia]) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital and largest town is Igoumenitsa. Thesprotia is named after...
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Molossians (category Ancient tribes in Epirus)
around 370 BC and were part of the League of Epirus. The most famous Molossian ruler was Pyrrhus of Epirus, considered one of the greatest generals of...
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suggesting that the founders of Mycenae may have come from Epirus and central Albania. Epirus itself remained culturally backward during this time, but...
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Ioannina (regional unit) (category Regional units in Epirus (region))
country. It is part of the region of Epirus. Its capital is the city of Ioannina. It is the largest regional unit in Epirus, and one of the largest regional...
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Cichyrus (redirect from Ephyra (Epirus))
Mycenaean acropolis whose existence has been confirmed within the region of Epirus. Two of the three walls of the fortification that were found in the...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Despotate of Epirus. The Despotate of Epirus (Medieval Greek: Δεσποτᾶτον τῆς Ἠπείρου) was one of the Greek successor...
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