Knossos
ancient Minoan through Roman administrative center and city
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Summary
Knossos is an organized archaeological site[1]. Knossos draws 14,366 Wikipedia views per month (organized archaeological site category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Heraklion Municipality[3]
- Country: Greece[4]
- Instance of: polis[5]
- Part of: Minoan Palatial Centres[6]
- Commons category: Knossos[7]
- Has part(s): Palace of Knossos[8]
- Inception: January 1, 7000 BC[9]
- Located in/on physical feature: Crete[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Knossos[11]
- Described at URL: http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2369[12], http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=716[13]
- Visitors per year: 611,455[14], 634,710[15], 855,663[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Otto's encyclopedia[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[21], Pauly–Wissowa[22]
- Heritage designation: archaeological site in Greece[23], part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[24]
- Category for people born here: Q20991840[25]
- Has characteristic: tourist attraction[26]
- Native label: Κνωσός[27], 𐀒𐀜𐀰[28]
- Different from: Knossos[29]
- Time period: Minoan civilization[30]
- Culture: Minoan civilization[31]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[32], (iii)[33], (iv)[34], (vi)[35]
- Director of archaeological fieldwork: Arthur Evans[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[37]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Knossos include Gnossiennes[38], a musical series[39].
Why It Matters
Knossos has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Knossos is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Knossos include Gnossiennes[38], a musical series[39].