Jerusalem of the Balkans
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Jerusalem of the Balkans is a nickname for the city of Ohrid, renowned as a major religious and cultural center with numerous historic churches and monasteries.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city nickname ⓘ |
| appliedBecause | Ohrid’s many churches and monasteries around Lake Ohrid ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Ohrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBranchOfChristianity | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedHistoricPeriod |
Byzantine era
ⓘ
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lake Ohrid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohrid Archbishopric NERFINISHED ⓘ Slavic Christian literacy and culture ⓘ |
| comparisonBasis |
density of sacred sites
ⓘ
historical religious scholarship ⓘ |
| comparisonTo | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | North Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
major cultural center in the Balkans
ⓘ
major religious center in the Balkans ⓘ |
| geographicContextOfCity | southwestern North Macedonia ⓘ |
| heritageStatusOfCity | UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ohrid region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext |
English
ⓘ
local and regional discourse about Ohrid ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Byzantine frescoes
ⓘ
medieval churches ⓘ monastic complexes ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname |
Christian pilgrimage traditions
ⓘ
historic monasteries ⓘ large number of churches ⓘ religious significance ⓘ |
| refersTo | Ohrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Balkans ⓘ |
| religiousHeritageType | Christian sacred architecture ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Ohrid’s status as a spiritual center of the Balkans ⓘ |
| usedIn |
religious travel literature
ⓘ
tourism promotion of Ohrid ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.