Greek Orthodox communities of Pontus

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Greek Orthodox communities of Pontus were historically Greek-speaking Christian populations along the Black Sea coast of northeastern Anatolia, known for their distinct Pontic culture, dialects, and religious traditions within Eastern Orthodoxy.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Pontic Greek diaspora 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox Christian community
Greek diaspora community
ethno-religious group
associatedWith Black Sea region NERFINISHED
countryToday Turkey NERFINISHED
culturalIdentity Hellenic
culturalTradition Byzantine tradition
Pontic culture
danceTradition Pontic dances
denomination Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
dialect Pontic Greek dialects
economicActivity agriculture
craftsmanship
seafaring
trade
ethnicity Pontic Greeks NERFINISHED
heritage Byzantine Greek heritage
historicalEvent Persecution of Pontic Greeks NERFINISHED
Pontic Greek genocide NERFINISHED
Population exchange between Greece and Turkey NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Ottoman period
historicalRegion Pontus NERFINISHED
historicalReligionAuthority Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople NERFINISHED
historicalStateAssociation Empire of Trebizond NERFINISHED
language Greek
Pontic Greek NERFINISHED
liturgicalLanguage Koine Greek NERFINISHED
liturgicalRite Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED
locatedIn Asia Minor
Black Sea coast of northeastern Anatolia
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Pontus NERFINISHED
mainFestivals Christmas NERFINISHED
Easter
Theophany
musicTradition Pontic lyra music
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
resultOfHistoricalEvent diaspora communities in Georgia
diaspora communities in Russia
diaspora communities in the Caucasus
mass displacement to Greece
selfIdentification Romioi NERFINISHED
urbanCenters Giresun NERFINISHED
Kerasous (Giresun) NERFINISHED
Ordu NERFINISHED
Samsun NERFINISHED
Trebizond NERFINISHED

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Chaldiot associatedWith Greek Orthodox communities of Pontus
this entity surface form: Pontic Greek diaspora
Chaldiot spokenBy Greek Orthodox communities of Pontus