Canigou

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Canigou is a prominent peak in the eastern Pyrenees of southern France, renowned as a cultural and symbolic landmark of Catalan and Occitan regions.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Canigou canonical 3
Canigou massif 1
Canigou mountain 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
natural monument
summit
associatedWithTradition lighting of Saint John’s Eve bonfires in Catalan lands
climate alpine climate at summit
country France
drainsInto Tech river basin
linked to: Tech River

Têt river basin
linked to: Têt River
elevation 2784 m
2784 metres above sea level
hasAlternativeName Canigó
Pic de Canigou
linked to: Canigou
hasAnnualEvent Flama del Canigó
hasClimbingSeason summer
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Catalan people
Occitan people
hasFirstRecordedAscent Middle Ages (traditional ascents by locals)
hasGeologicalType metamorphic rocks
hasProminence about 1600 m
hasProtectedStatus partly included in regional natural park areas
hasSnowCover often snow-covered in winter
hasSummitName Pic du Canigou
linked to: Canigou
hasViewOver Mediterranean Sea
Roussillon plain and vineyards
isDominantPeakOf Eastern Pyrenees
linked to: Vallespir
isReferencedIn Catalan literature
Occitan literature
isSacredMountainFor Catalan culture
isTouristAttraction yes
isVisibleFrom Gulf of Lion (in clear weather)
linked to: Gulf of Lion

Mediterranean coast of Roussillon
Perpignan area
Roussillon plain
locatedIn Eastern Pyrenees
linked to: Vallespir

Pyrenees
southern France
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Pyrénées-Orientales
locatedInRegion Occitanie
locatedNear Prades (Pyrénées-Orientales)
linked to: Prades

Vernet-les-Bains
Villefranche-de-Conflent
mountainRange Pyrenees
partOf Massif du Canigou
linked to: Canigou
popularForActivity hiking
mountaineering
pilgrimage
symbolOf Catalan identity
Northern Catalonia
Roussillon

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Occitanie hasNotableMountain Canigou
Canigou partOf Massif du Canigou
linked to: Canigou
Canigou hasSummitName Pic du Canigou
linked to: Canigou
Canigou hasAlternativeName Pic de Canigou
linked to: Canigou
Prades near Canigou massif
linked to: Canigou
Prades hasViewOf Mount Canigou
linked to: Canigou
Northern Catalonia contains Canigou
Conflent hasMountain Canigou
Canet castle hasView Canigou mountain
linked to: Canigou