Chora

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Chora is the main town and administrative center of the Greek island of Patmos, known for its traditional architecture and proximity to the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chora of Patmos 4
Chora canonical 3
Chora, Patmos 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
accessedFrom Skala Patmos harbor
surface form: Skala (port of Patmos)
buildingMaterialTypical stone
continent Europe
country Greece
elevationRelativeTo higher than Skala (port town)
governedBy municipal authorities of Patmos
hasCharacteristic Cycladic-style elements
narrow streets
traditional architecture
whitewashed houses
hasEconomicActivity small-scale commerce
tourism
hasFunction administrative hub of Patmos
cultural center of Patmos
residential center of Patmos
hasLandmark Cave of the Apocalypse
Monastery of Saint John the Theologian
traditional mansions
hasViewOf Aegean Sea
heritageStatusRelatedTo Historic Centre of Chora with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre (Chora) with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse"
languageUsed Greek
locatedIn Aegean Sea
island of Patmos
surface form: Patmos
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Dodecanese
South Aegean
locatedNear Monastery of Saint John the Theologian
locatedOn island of Patmos
overlookedBy Monastery of Saint John the Theologian
partOf municipality of Patmos
religionDominant Eastern Orthodox Christianity
religiousSignificance important center of Orthodox Christianity
role administrative center of Patmos
main town of Patmos
roofTypeTypical flat roofs
streetPattern labyrinthine alleys
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism
urbanForm medieval layout

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

island of Patmos hasCapital Chora
subject surface form: Patmos
island of Patmos hasSettlement Chora
subject surface form: Patmos
Skala port near Chora
this entity surface form: Chora of Patmos
Skala harbor accessPointTo Chora
this entity surface form: Chora of Patmos
Skala harbor hasNearbyAttraction Chora
this entity surface form: historic Chora of Patmos
Monastery of Saint John the Theologian locatedInSettlement Chora
this entity surface form: Chora, Patmos
Skala Bay accessTo Chora
this entity surface form: Chora of Patmos