Rhodope Mountains

Summary

Rhodope Mountains is a mountain range^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,013 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rhodope Mountains is in the country of Greece^[3].
• Rhodope Mountains is in the country of Bulgaria^[4].
• Rhodope Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[5].
• Rhodope Mountains is made of metamorphic rock^[6].
• Rhodope Mountains is made of gneiss^[7].
• Rhodope Mountains is made of marble^[8].
• Rhodope Mountains is made of quartz^[9].
• Rhodope Mountains is part of Alpide belt^[10].
• Rhodope Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Rhodope^[11].
• Rhodope Mountains's highest point is recorded as Golyam Perelik (peak)^[12].
• Rhodope Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.601111111111, 'lon': 24.574166666667}^[13].
• Rhodope Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rhodope Mountains^[14].
• Rhodope Mountains's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[15].
• Rhodope Mountains's described by source is recorded as Great Encyclopedia “Bulgaria”^[16].
• Rhodope Mountains's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• Rhodope Mountains's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Родопи'}^[18].
• Rhodope Mountains's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Ροδόπη'}^[19].
• Rhodope Mountains's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+240'}^[20].
• Rhodope Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2191'}^[21].
• Rhodope Mountains covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18000'}^[22].
• Rhodope Mountains's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+100'}^[23].
• Rhodope Mountains's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Rhodope^[24].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Greece^[3], a sovereign state^[25], in Greece^[26], founded in 1821^[27] and Bulgaria^[4], a country^[28], in Bulgaria^[29], founded in 1878^[30]. Rhodope Mountains is part of Alpide belt^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Rhodope Mountains covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18000'}^[22]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2191'}^[21]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+240'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Rhodope Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rhodope Mountains include Lilium rhodopeum^[31], a taxon^[32]; Verbascum spathulisepalum^[33], a taxon^[34]; Geum rhodopeum^[35], a taxon^[36]; Balkanopetalum rhodopinum^[37], a taxon^[38]; Rhodopean tulip^[39], a taxon^[40]; Haberlea rhodopensis^[41], a taxon^[42]; and Medicago rhodopea^[43], a taxon^[44].

Why It Matters

Rhodope Mountains ranks in the top 3% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,013 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include Lilium rhodopeum^[31], a taxon^[32]; Verbascum spathulisepalum^[33], a taxon^[34]; Geum rhodopeum^[35], a taxon^[36]; Balkanopetalum rhodopinum^[37], a taxon^[38]; Rhodopean tulip^[39], a taxon^[40]; and Haberlea rhodopensis^[41], a taxon^[42].