Marathon

Summary

Marathon is a town^[1]. Marathon ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (578 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Marathon is located in Marathonas Municipality^[3].
• Marathon is located in Commune of Marathon^[4].
• Marathon is in the country of Greece^[5].
• Marathon's image is recorded as Ac.marathon.jpg^[6].
• Marathon's instance of is recorded as town^[7].
• Marathon's shares border with is recorded as Varnavas^[8].
• Marathon is named after Marathon^[9].
• Marathon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santa Maria Capua Vetere^[10].
• Marathon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xiamen^[11].
• Marathon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125646842^[12].
• Marathon's GND ID is recorded as 4114984-1^[13].
• Marathon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95023556^[14].
• Marathon's postal code is recorded as 190 07^[15].
• Marathon's Commons category is recorded as Marathonas^[16].
• Marathon's local dialing code is recorded as 2294^[17].
• Marathon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.153333333333336, 'lon': 23.961944444444445}^[18].
• Marathon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d385^[19].
• Marathon's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge774595^[20].
• Marathon's official website is recorded as https://marathon.gr/^[21].
• Marathon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Marathon, Greece^[22].
• Marathon's page banner is recorded as Shinias banner.jpg^[23].
• Marathon's population is recorded as {'amount': '+5260'}^[24].
• Marathon's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4297'}^[25].
• Marathon's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4964'}^[26].
• Marathon's population is recorded as {'amount': '+7170'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Marathon is in the country of Greece^[5]. Located in include Marathonas Municipality^[3], a municipality of Greece^[28], in Greece^[29] and Commune of Marathon^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Marathon's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+226.6'}^[30]. Marathon's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+44'}^[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5260'}^[24], {'amount': '+4297'}^[25], {'amount': '+4964'}^[26], {'amount': '+7170'}^[27], and {'amount': '+2313'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Marathon's instance of is recorded as town^[7].

History and Context

Marathon is named after Marathon^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Marathon include Lake Marathon^[33], a reservoir^[34], in Greece^[35].

Why It Matters

Marathon ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (578 views/month).^[2] Marathon has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Marathon is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Marathon include Lake Marathon^[33], a reservoir^[34], in Greece^[35].