Athens Basin

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The Athens Basin is the central lowland area surrounding Greece’s capital, encompassing much of the city’s urban sprawl and framed by nearby mountains.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Athens basin 5
Athens Basin canonical 2
Mygdonian Basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf basin
geographical region
borderedBy Saronic Gulf
climate Mediterranean climate
contains Athens
Athens urban agglomeration
Piraeus urban area
linked to: Piraeus

historic center of Athens
major transport infrastructure of Athens
country Greece
dominantCity Athens
drainsTo Saronic Gulf
hasCharacteristic air pollution issues
heat island effect
high population density
hasFeature lowland plain
semi-arid climate
urban sprawl
hasTopography basin enclosed by mountains
includes Cephissus River valley
Ilisos River valley
languageMajority Greek
locatedIn Attica
partOf Attica Peninsula
linked to: Attica peninsula
regionType central lowland of Attica
surroundedBy Mount Aigaleo
Mount Hymettus
Mount Parnitha
Mount Pentelicus
usedBy Athens metropolitan area

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Evzonas overlooks Athens Basin
Anemomylos hasViewOf Athens basin
linked to: Athens Basin
Penteli hasViewOf Athens basin
linked to: Athens Basin
Zografou locatedOn Athens basin
linked to: Athens Basin
Lake Koroneia partOf Mygdonian Basin
linked to: Athens Basin
Zefyri locatedInBasin Athens Basin
Mountains of Attica frames Athens basin
linked to: Athens Basin
Μονή Καισαριανής hasViewOf Athens basin
linked to: Athens Basin