Komotini

city in Thrace, Greece
City city Q208403
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Summary

Komotini is a city[1]. Komotini ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,466 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Komotini Municipality[3], Commune of Komotini[4]
  • Country: Greece[5]
  • Head of government: Q135184327[6]
  • Official language: Greek[7]
  • Twinned administrative body: Kardzhali[8], Yalova[9]
  • Postal code: 69100[10], 69131[11], 69132[12], 69133[13]
  • Commons category: Komotini[14]
  • Patron saint: Paraskevi of Rome[15]
  • Located in time zone: Eastern European Time[16]
  • Local dialing code: 2531[17]
  • Official website: http://www.komotini.gr/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Komotini[19]
  • Commons gallery: Komotini[20]
  • Population: 51,732[21], 44,421[22], 38,532[23], 50,990[24]
  • Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[25], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27]
  • Capital of: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region[28], Komotini Municipality[29], Rhodope Regional Unit[30]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Komotini[31]
  • Category for people who died here: Q32864100[32]
  • Demonym: komotinès[33], komotinesa[34], Gümülcineli[35]
  • Native label: Κομοτηνή[36]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Komotini[37]
  • Elevation above sea level: 45 m[38]
  • Area: 385.386 km²[39]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Komotini[40]
  • Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Komotini[41]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Komotini include Komotini Municipality[42], a municipality of Greece[43], in Greece[44] and Metropolis of Maroneia and Komotini[45], an Eastern Orthodox eparchy[46], in Greece[47].

Why It Matters

Komotini has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Komotini is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for Komotini include Komotini Municipality[42], a municipality of Greece[43], in Greece[44] and Metropolis of Maroneia and Komotini[45], an Eastern Orthodox eparchy[46], in Greece[47].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . komotini.gr. komotini.gr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [47] ↑ . 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. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Սահակ · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.komotini.gr/
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Official website: https://komotini.gr"
  2. 11w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → Eastern European Time
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43894|batch #43894]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 12w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → —
    Described by source → —
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Komotini
    Kulturenvanteri monument id → —
    + 109 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 6940, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167479111|GUMURJINA (#167479111)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]]"
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