To its southwest is found the ancient region of Sper.

Dairadia was the name for this ancient Celtic region.

The municipality is named after the ancient region of Paeonia.

The forest is named after the ancient region of Hyrcania ("wolf land").

To the people who lived in that cold, ancient, periglacial region, fire was essential, it was the difference between life and death.

However, there are important differences, with many of the smaller ancient regions not represented in the current system.

Their name comes from the ancient historical region of Bactria.

The area was part of the ancient region of Epirus.

It is part of the ancient region known as the Comminges.

It was named after the ancient region and city Elis.