Thessaly
geographic region of Greece
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Summary
Thessaly is a region[1]. Thessaly ranks in the top 7% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,837 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Greece[3]
- Country: Greece[4]
- Instance of: historical region[5], traditional geographic divisions of Greece[6]
- Commons category: Thessaly[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[8], UTC+03:00[9]
- Official website: http://www.pthes.gov.gr/[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Thessaly[11]
- Population: 722,065[12]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[13], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[17], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[18]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Thessalia[19]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Thessaly Region[20]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Thessaly[21]
- Different from: Ancient Thessaly[22], Thessaly Region[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 95 m[24]
- Area: 14036.64 km²[25]
- Language used: Cappadocian Greek[26], Romano-Greek[27], Aromanian[28], Arvanitic[29]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Thessaly include Petrorhagia thessala[30], a taxon[31].
Why It Matters
Thessaly has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Thessaly is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for Thessaly include Petrorhagia thessala[30], a taxon[31].