Epirus

Summary

Epirus is a historical region^[1]. Epirus ranks in the top 10% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Epirus is in the country of Greece^[3].
• Epirus is in the country of Albania^[4].
• Epirus's image is recorded as Gjirokastra01.jpg^[5].
• Epirus's instance of is recorded as historical region^[6].
• Epirus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 240820174^[7].
• Epirus's GND ID is recorded as 4091841-5^[8].
• Epirus's locator map image is recorded as Epirus antiquus tabula.jpg^[9].
• Epirus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85044434^[10].
• Epirus's Commons category is recorded as Epirus^[11].
• Epirus's has part is recorded as Chaonia^[12].
• Epirus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.737, 'lon': 20.704}^[13].
• Epirus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09jns^[14].
• Epirus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Epirus^[15].
• Epirus's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000679197^[16].
• Epirus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[17].
• Epirus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Epirus's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Epirus's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Epirus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[21].
• Epirus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Epirus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[23].
• Epirus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Epirus's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[25].
• Epirus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[26].
• Epirus's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Epirus^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Greece^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Greece^[29], founded in 1821^[30] and Albania^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Albania^[32], founded in 1912^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Epirus's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+407'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Epirus's instance of is recorded as historical region^[6].

Why It Matters

Epirus ranks in the top 10% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month).^[2] Epirus has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Epirus is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]