Karyes

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Karyes is the principal administrative and spiritual center of the monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Karyes, Mount Athos 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative center
religious center
settlement
access accessible only with special Mount Athos entry permit
reached by road from Dafni port
associatedWith Patriarchate of Constantinople
surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

twenty ruling monasteries of Mount Athos
belongsTo Greek Orthodox monastic tradition
climate Mediterranean climate
coordinatesType geographic coordinates
country Greece
currency euro
demographics primarily Orthodox monks
genderRestriction women not allowed to enter Mount Athos including Karyes
governingBody Mount Athos
surface form: Holy Community of Mount Athos

civil governor of Mount Athos
hasBuilding Protaton Church
cells and sketes of various monasteries
headquarters of the Holy Community
hasCommunicationService telephone and limited internet services
hasCouncil representatives of the twenty Athonite monasteries
hasFeature central square with administrative buildings
monastic cells lining the main street
pilgrim accommodations
hasFunction seat of the Holy Community of Mount Athos
seat of the civil governor’s offices on Mount Athos
hasMonument icon of Axion Estin in Protaton Church
hasPostalService local post office
hasRole principal administrative center of Mount Athos
principal spiritual center of Mount Athos
heritageStatus part of Mount Athos UNESCO World Heritage Site
language Greek
legalStatus self-governed part of the Hellenic Republic
locatedIn Aegean Sea
Central Macedonia
Chalkidiki Peninsula
surface form: Chalkidiki

Mount Athos
nearbyPort Dafni
partOf Holy Mountain
surface form: Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain
population several hundred inhabitants
primaryEconomicActivity religious services for pilgrims
support of monastic life
regionType monastic republic
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
UNESCODesignationYear 1988

Referenced by (5)

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

Holy Mountain capital Karyes
Mount Athos capital Karyes
Holy Mountain governedFrom Karyes
Holy Epistasia hasSeat Karyes
this entity surface form: Karyes, Mount Athos
St. Andrew Skete locatedIn Karyes