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Franchthi Cave

cave in Peloponnese, Greece
Landform cave Q1441331
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Summary

Franchthi Cave is a cave[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of cave entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (681 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franchthi Cave is located in Ermionida Municipality[3].
  • Franchthi Cave is in the country of Greece[4].
  • Franchthi Cave's instance of is recorded as cave[5].
  • Franchthi Cave's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • The location of Franchthi Cave was Kilada[7].
  • Franchthi Cave's Commons category is recorded as Franchthi Cave[8].
  • -38000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Franchthi Cave[9].
  • Franchthi Cave was dissolved in 3000 BC[10].
  • Franchthi Cave's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.422413, 'longitude': 23.131286}[11].
  • Franchthi Cave's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Franchthi hill[12].
  • Franchthi Cave's described at URL is recorded as http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=16841[13].
  • Franchthi Cave's heritage designation is recorded as archaeological site in Greece[14].
  • Franchthi Cave dates from the Neolithic[15].
  • Franchthi Cave dates from the Paleolithic[16].

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Geography

Franchthi Cave is in the country of Greece[4]. It is located in Ermionida Municipality[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cave[5] and archaeological site[6]. Franchthi Cave's heritage designation is recorded as archaeological site in Greece[14].

History and Context

-38000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Franchthi Cave[9].

Why It Matters

Franchthi Cave ranks in the top 8% of cave entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (681 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Greece

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Ghirlandajo · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation → archaeological site in Greece
    Dissolved → —
    Located in/on physical feature → Franchthi hill
    Time period → Neolithic, Paleolithic
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Franchthi Cave from Koilada Argolidas.jpg"
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