Kalamata
city in Peloponnese, Greece
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Summary
Kalamata is a city[1]. Kalamata ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,812 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kalamata Municipality[3], Commune of Kalamata[4]
- Country: Greece[5]
- Shares border with: Asprochoma[6]
- Named after: reed[7]
- Architectural style: Byzantine architecture[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Aglantzia[9], Amioun[10], Bizerte[11], Xi'an[12], Spello[13]
- Postal code: 24150[14], 24131[15], 24132[16], 24133[17], 24134[18]
- Commons category: Kalamata[19]
- Patron saint: Presentation of Jesus at the Temple[20]
- Local dialing code: 2721[21]
- Official website: http://www.kalamata.gr[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kalamata[23]
- Population: 57,706[24], 53,659[25], 47,138[26], 53,041[27], 37,781[28]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30]
- Capital of: Messenia Regional Unit[31], Kalamata Municipality[32], Kalamata Municipal Unit[33], Commune of Kalamata[34], Messenia Prefecture[35]
- Category for people born here: Q8055797[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kalamata[37]
- Demonym: Kalamatiani[38]
- Native label: Καλαμάτα[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kalamata[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 21 m[41]
- Area: 253.20 km²[42]
- Connects with: European route E65[43], European route E55[44]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Kalamata[45]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Kalamata[46]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kalamata include Kalamata International Airport "Captain Vasilis Konstantakopoulos"[47], an international airport[48], in Greece[49].
Why It Matters
Kalamata has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Kalamata is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Kalamata include Kalamata International Airport "Captain Vasilis Konstantakopoulos"[47], an international airport[48], in Greece[49].