Samaria Gorge National Park

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gorge national park protected area

Samaria Gorge National Park is a renowned protected natural area in southwestern Crete, famous for its dramatic gorge, rich biodiversity, and popular long-distance hiking trail.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Samaria Gorge 12
Samaria National Park 8
Samaria Gorge National Park canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gorge ⓘ
national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
accessBy ferry connections from Agia Roumeli to coastal villages ⓘ
road to Xyloskalo from Omalos plateau ⓘ
annualVisitors hundreds of thousands of visitors per year ⓘ
biodiversity rich flora and fauna with many endemic species ⓘ
closedDuring winter months due to weather and safety ⓘ
contains abandoned village of Samaria ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
designation Natura 2000 site ⓘ
Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
ecosystemType Mediterranean forest ⓘ
riverine gorge ecosystem ⓘ
established 1962 ⓘ
governingBody Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy ⓘ
highestElevation approximately 1250 m ⓘ
iucnCategory II ⓘ
knownFor dramatic steep-sided gorge ⓘ
popular long-distance hiking trail ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
length approximately 16 km ⓘ
locatedIn Municipality of Chania ⓘ
surface form: Chania regional unit

Crete ⓘ
southwestern Crete ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Lefka Ori (White Mountains) ⓘ
lowestElevation sea level at Agia Roumeli ⓘ
mainHikingTrailLength approximately 13 km ⓘ
managementObjective nature conservation and sustainable tourism ⓘ
maximumCliffHeight up to about 500 m ⓘ
minimumWidthAtIronGates about 3 m ⓘ
nearestCity Chania ⓘ
notableFauna Cretan wild goat (kri-kri) ⓘ
notableFeature narrow gorge passage known as the Iron Gates ⓘ
notableFlora Cretan endemic plant species ⓘ
partOf Lefka Ori (White Mountains) ⓘ
surface form: Lefka Ori (White Mountains) massif
protectedFor conservation of endemic and rare species ⓘ
protection of unique gorge landscape ⓘ
region Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form: Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot
safetyRequirement hiking on marked trail ⓘ
seasonalAccess mainly open from spring to autumn ⓘ
tourismActivity ecotourism ⓘ
long-distance hiking ⓘ
nature observation ⓘ
trailEndPoint Agia Roumeli ⓘ
trailStartPoint Xyloskalo ⓘ
watercourse Samaria stream ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

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

Crete → protectedArea → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
Chania → hasNearbyAttraction → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge (regional access point)
White Mountains → notableGorge → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
subject surface form: White Mountains (Crete)
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge
White Mountains → protectedArea → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
subject surface form: White Mountains (Crete)
this entity surface form: Samaria National Park
Lefka Ori (White Mountains) → contains → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
subject surface form: Lefka Ori
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge
Lefka Ori (White Mountains) → hasProtectedArea → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
subject surface form: Lefka Ori
this entity surface form: Samaria National Park
Xyloskalo → trailheadFor → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge
Xyloskalo → partOf → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria National Park
Xyloskalo → hasViewOf → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge
Cretan wild goat (kri-kri) → foundIn → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
subject surface form: Cretan wild goat
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge
Cretan wild goat (kri-kri) → symbolOf → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
subject surface form: Cretan wild goat
this entity surface form: Samaria National Park
Cretan wild goat (kri-kri) → protectedIn → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
subject surface form: Cretan wild goat
this entity surface form: Samaria National Park
Samaria stream → locatedIn → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge
Samaria stream → flowsThrough → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge
Samaria stream → protectedArea → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria National Park
Agia Roumeli → emergesFrom → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge
Agia Roumeli → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria National Park
Agia Roumeli → nearbyGorge → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge
Western Crete → containsGorge → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge
Chania regional unit → contains → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge
Chania regional unit → knownFor → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
Imbros Gorge → isAlternativeTo → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria Gorge
Omalos Plateau → accessesProtectedArea → Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samaria National Park