Zalongo

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Zalongo is a historic village and archaeological area in Epirus, Greece, best known for the 19th-century mass suicide of Souliot women commemorated by the Dance of Zalongo.

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Zalongo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
historic village ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
mass suicide ⓘ
monument ⓘ
architect George Zongolopoulos ⓘ
commemoratedBy Greek folk song "To Zalongou i skala" ⓘ
Zalongo Monument ⓘ
commemorates Dance of Zalongo ⓘ
coordinateLocation 39.1167° N, 20.5833° E ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culturalSignificance site of national memory in Greece ⓘ
symbol of Greek resistance to Ottoman rule ⓘ
date 1803 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Souliot women ⓘ
describedAs act of collective resistance ⓘ
symbol of freedom ⓘ
hasCause Ottoman persecution ⓘ
advance of Ali Pasha’s forces ⓘ
hasEvent Dance of Zalongo ⓘ
mass suicide at Zalongo ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation archaeological area ⓘ
hasMonument Zalongo Monument ⓘ
hasMountain Mount Zalongo ⓘ
height 18 metres ⓘ
inception 1961 ⓘ
knownFor Dance of Zalongo ⓘ
mass suicide of Souliot women ⓘ
locatedIn Epirus ⓘ
Zalongo ⓘ
northwestern Greece ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Municipality of Preveza ⓘ
Preveza regional unit ⓘ
locatedNear Ionian Sea ⓘ
city of Preveza ⓘ
village of Kamarina ⓘ
locatedOn Mount Zalongo ⓘ
materialUsed concrete ⓘ
participant Souliot women ⓘ
children of Souliot women ⓘ
partOf Epirus region ⓘ
linked to: Epirus
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ
tourismType historical tourism ⓘ
religious and memorial tourism ⓘ

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Zalongo Monument → locatedIn → Zalongo ⓘ
subject linked to: Zalongo