Delos
World Heritage
Greece
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According to Greek mythology, Apollo was born on this small island in the Cyclades. Apollo's sanctuary attracted pilgrims from all over Greece, and Delos was a prosperous trading port. The island preserves traces of subsequent civilizations of the Aegean world from the third millennium BC to the Paleo-Christian era. The archaeological site is unusually vast and rich, conveying the image of a great international Mediterranean port.
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| uses | 4011388-7 |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ruines%20de%20D%C3%A9los.jpg |
| instance of | island |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Category:Reims Cathedral |
| executive body | Delos |
| IPA transcription | 1946014 |
| number of rooms | viaf-242963759 |
| geoshape | Delos-Island-Greece |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/0kkwl |
| Commons category | Delos |
| valid in period | standard time |
| coordinate location | Point(25.271111111 37.393333333) |
| page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Delos%20Cyclades%20Greece%20banner.jpg |
| described at URL | http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2371 |
| ELSTAT geographical code | 6601000104 |
| described by source | Amsterdam |
| statement is subject of | Maison de la Brouette |
| described by source | Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus |
| start time | 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| heritage designation | listed archaeological site in Greece |
| native label | Δήλος |
| length | 5 |
| elevation above sea level | 112 |
| area | 3.536 |
| width | 0.25 |
| World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| category for maps | Category:Maps of Delos |
| population | 14 |
| determination method | census |
| point in time | 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| population | 24 |
| determination method | census |
| point in time | 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| described by source | Paulys Realenzyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft |
| statement is subject of | Delos 1 (Pauly-Wissowa) |
| described by source | The Nuttall Encyclopædia |
| stated as | Delos |