Rhodope

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Rhodope is a regional unit in northeastern Greece known for its diverse landscape, including parts of the Rhodope Mountains and a significant Muslim minority population.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rhodope canonical 2
Родопи 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf regional unit of Greece
administrativeReform Kallikratis reform of 2011
linked to: Kallikratis reform
borders Bulgaria
Evros (regional unit)
linked to: Evros regional unit

Xanthi (regional unit)
borderTypeToBulgaria land border
capital Komotini
climateType Mediterranean climate (coastal areas)
continental-influenced climate (inland and mountainous areas)
contains Komotini
containsPartOf Rhodope Mountains
country Greece
economicActivities agriculture
forestry
livestock farming
trade and services centered in Komotini
ethnicGroups Greek population
Pomaks
Roma
Turkish-speaking minority
governedAs part of Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace
hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
hasJudicialCenter Courts of Komotini
linked to: Komotini
hasMinorityStatusRecognizedBy Treaty of Lausanne (for Muslim minority in Western Thrace)
linked to: Treaty of Lausanne
hasUniversity Democritus University of Thrace (faculties in Komotini)
includesMunicipality Municipality of Arriana
Municipality of Iasmos
Municipality of Komotini
Municipality of Maroneia-Sapes
Municipality of Myki (partly historically in Rhodope Prefecture)
locatedIn Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (administrative region)
northeastern Greece
locatedInHistoricalRegion Western Thrace
linked to: Thrace
namedAfter Rhodope Mountains
officialLanguage Greek
partOfElectoralDistrict Rhodope parliamentary constituency
previousAdministrativeStatus part of Rhodope Prefecture
regionCodeISO GR-73
religiousCommunities Christians
Muslims
significantMinorityPopulation Muslim minority in Greece
terrainFeature coastal areas
mountainous areas
plains
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode KO

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Referenced by (3)

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

Komotini countrySubdivision Rhodope
Марица sourceRegion Родопи
linked to: Rhodope