Roumeli

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Roumeli is a historical region in central Greece that played a key role in the Greek War of Independence.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Rumelia 4
Roumeli canonical 1
Rumeli 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
region of Greece
associatedWithEvent Battle of Gravia Inn
Greek revolutionary uprisings of 1821
Siege of Messolonghi
borders Aegean Sea
Epirus
Gulf of Corinth
Peloponnese
Thessaly
contains Boeotia
Etolia-Acarnania
linked to: Aetolia-Acarnania

Evrytania
Phocis
parts of Attica
parts of Fthiotis
country Greece
culturalRegionOf Greece
ethnicGroupHistorically Arvanites
Greeks
Vlachs
linked to: Balkan Vlachs
formerAdministrativeStatus Ottoman province
governedBy Ottoman Empire
hasCapitalHistorically Lamia
Lepanto
hasNotableCity Agrinio
Karpenisi
Lamia
linked to: Lamía

Nafpaktos
historicalPeriod Greek War of Independence
Ottoman era
linked to: Ottoman period
knownFor mountainous terrain
role in Greek national identity
traditional Greek villages
language Greek
locatedIn Central Greece
linked to: central Greece

mainland Greece
linked to: Greek mainland
modernAdministrativeSuccessor Region of Central Greece
parts of Western Greece region
partOf Greece
Ottoman Empire
playedRoleIn Greek War of Independence
religionHistoricallyDominant Eastern Orthodox Christianity
significance key role in Greek War of Independence
traditionalName Rumeli
linked to: Roumeli

Sterea Ellada
usedAsTermFor European territories of the Ottoman Empire

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Odysseas Androutsos activeIn Roumeli
Rumelia Eyalet namedAfter Rumelia
linked to: Roumeli
Roumeli traditionalName Rumeli
linked to: Roumeli
Donmeh historicalRegion Rumelia
linked to: Roumeli
Eastern Rumelia locatedIn Rumelia
linked to: Roumeli