Pylos

town in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece
City city Q7263152
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Pylos

Summary

Pylos is a city[1]. Pylos ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pylos is located in Municipality of Pylos-Nestor[3].
  • Pylos is located in Commune of Pylos, Messinia[4].
  • Pylos is in the country of Greece[5].
  • Pylos's image is recorded as Dimos Pylou.png[6].
  • Pylos's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Pylos's follows is recorded as Pylos (Messenia)[8].
  • Pylos's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137309960[9].
  • Pylos's GND ID is recorded as 4103392-9[10].
  • Pylos's locator map image is recorded as DE Pylou.svg[11].
  • Pylos's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88092554[12].
  • Pylos's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12107840r[13].
  • Pylos's IdRef ID is recorded as 029454468[14].
  • Pylos's postal code is recorded as 240 01[15].
  • Pylos's Commons category is recorded as Pylos[16].
  • Pylos's licence plate code is recorded as ΚΜ[17].
  • Pylos's local dialing code is recorded as 2723[18].
  • +1865-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pylos[19].
  • Pylos's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.91388888888889, 'lon': 21.69638888888889}[20].
  • Pylos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cd_b[21].
  • Pylos's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Peloponnese[22].
  • Pylos's significant event is recorded as Siege of Neokastro[23].
  • Pylos's official website is recorded as http://www.pylos.gr[24].
  • Pylos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pylos[25].
  • Pylos's page banner is recorded as Pylos mit Sfaktiria (cropped).JPG[26].
  • Pylos's population is recorded as {'amount': '+2104'}[27].

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Geography

Pylos is in the country of Greece[5]. Located in include Municipality of Pylos-Nestor[3], a municipality of Greece[28], in Greece[29], founded in 2011[30], headquartered in Pylos[31] and Commune of Pylos, Messinia[4].

Physical Characteristics

Pylos's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+143.91'}[32]. Pylos's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2104'}[27], {'amount': '+2111'}[34], {'amount': '+1989'}[35], {'amount': '+2222'}[36], {'amount': '+2345'}[37], and {'amount': '+2611'}[38].

Designation and Status

Pylos's instance of is recorded as city[7].

History and Context

+1865-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pylos[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pylos include Bay of Navarino[39], a cove[40], in Greece[41].

Why It Matters

Pylos ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).[2] Pylos has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Pylos is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for Pylos include Bay of Navarino[39], a cove[40], in Greece[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . Greek census 1951. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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