Patara

Summary

Patara is an ancient city^[1]. Patara ranks in the top 7% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Patara is located in Lycia et Pamphylia^[3].
• Patara is located in Kaş^[4].
• Patara is in the country of Lycia^[5].
• Patara is in the country of Macedonia^[6].
• Patara is in the country of Byzantine Empire^[7].
• Patara is in the country of Ptolemaic Kingdom^[8].
• Patara is in the country of Seleucid Empire^[9].
• Patara is in the country of Turkey^[10].
• Patara's image is recorded as Patara ruins.jpg^[11].
• Patara's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[12].
• Patara's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[13].
• Patara's instance of is recorded as ruins^[14].
• Patara's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8932149489180993810005^[15].
• Patara's GND ID is recorded as 4759533-4^[16].
• Patara's Commons category is recorded as Patara^[17].
• -0800-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Patara^[18].
• Patara was dissolved in +1300-00-00T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Patara's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.260278, 'lon': 29.314167}^[20].
• Patara's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03fg4v^[21].
• Patara's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mediterranean Region^[22].
• Patara's official website is recorded as https://pataraexcavations.org/^[23].
• Patara's page banner is recorded as Patara Plajı (cropped).jpg^[24].
• Patara's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Patara's affiliation is recorded as Museum Directorate of Demre^[26].
• Patara's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Ancient Patarans^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Lycia^[5], a landscape^[28], in Turkey^[29]; Macedonia^[6], a realm^[30], in Macedonia^[31], founded in -0808^[32]; Byzantine Empire^[7], an empire^[33], in Roman Empire^[34], founded in 0395^[35]; Ptolemaic Kingdom^[8], a Hellenistic kingdom^[36], founded in -0305^[37]; Seleucid Empire^[9], a Hellenistic kingdom^[38], in Seleucid Empire^[39], founded in -0312^[40]; and Turkey^[10], a sovereign state^[41], in Turkey^[42], founded in 1923^[43]. Located in include Lycia et Pamphylia^[3], a Roman province^[44], in Ancient Rome^[45], founded in 0074^[46] and Kaş^[4], a town^[47], in Turkey^[48].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city^[12], archaeological site^[13], and ruins^[14].

History and Context

-0800-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Patara^[18].

Why It Matters

Patara ranks in the top 7% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).^[2] Patara has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] Patara is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]