Zalongo
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Zalongo is a historic village and archaeological area in Epirus, Greece, best known for the 19th-century mass suicide of Souliot women commemorated by the Dance of Zalongo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zalongo canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historic village ⓘ historical event ⓘ mass suicide ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| architect | George Zongolopoulos ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Greek folk song "To Zalongou i skala"
ⓘ
Zalongo Monument ⓘ |
| commemorates | Dance of Zalongo ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 39.1167° N, 20.5833° E ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
site of national memory in Greece
ⓘ
symbol of Greek resistance to Ottoman rule ⓘ |
| date | 1803 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Souliot women ⓘ |
| describedAs |
act of collective resistance
ⓘ
symbol of freedom ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Ottoman persecution
ⓘ
advance of Ali Pasha’s forces ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Dance of Zalongo
ⓘ
mass suicide at Zalongo ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | archaeological area ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Zalongo Monument ⓘ |
| hasMountain | Mount Zalongo ⓘ |
| height | 18 metres ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dance of Zalongo
ⓘ
mass suicide of Souliot women ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Epirus
ⓘ
Zalongo self-linksurface differs ⓘ northwestern Greece ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Municipality of Preveza
ⓘ
Preveza regional unit ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ionian Sea
ⓘ
city of Preveza ⓘ village of Kamarina ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Zalongo ⓘ |
| materialUsed | concrete ⓘ |
| participant |
Souliot women
ⓘ
children of Souliot women ⓘ |
| partOf |
Epirus
ⓘ
surface form:
Epirus region
|
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| tourismType |
historical tourism
ⓘ
religious and memorial tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.