UNESCO World Heritage Site (Kato Paphos and Tombs of the Kings)

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UNESCO World Heritage Site (Kato Paphos and Tombs of the Kings) is an archaeological area in Paphos, Cyprus, renowned for its extensive ancient ruins, elaborate rock-cut tombs, and rich evidence of Hellenistic and Roman civilization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
associatedWith Hellenistic civilization ⓘ
linked to: Hellenistic period

Roman civilization ⓘ
ancient city of Paphos ⓘ
linked to: Paphos
contains Hellenistic tombs ⓘ
Roman villas ⓘ
ancient theatres ⓘ
mosaics ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ
public buildings ⓘ
sanctuaries ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Cyprus ⓘ
governingBody Department of Antiquities of Cyprus ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf Roman provincial administration ⓘ
domestic life in Hellenistic period ⓘ
religious practices in ancient Paphos ⓘ
hasPart Kato Paphos archaeological area ⓘ
Tombs of the Kings ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageProtectionStatus nationally protected monument of Cyprus ⓘ
inscriptionNumber World Heritage List entry for Paphos ⓘ
knownFor Hellenistic architecture ⓘ
Roman architecture ⓘ
archaeological remains of Paphos ancient city ⓘ
extensive ancient ruins ⓘ
rock-cut tombs ⓘ
locatedIn Cyprus ⓘ
Paphos ⓘ
Paphos District ⓘ
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
modern city of Paphos ⓘ
partOf Paphos archaeological sites ⓘ
periodRepresented Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
region Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
significance evidence of funerary practices in Hellenistic and Roman periods ⓘ
evidence of urban planning in antiquity ⓘ
testimony to the spread of Hellenistic culture in the Mediterranean ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCORegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1980 ⓘ

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

Paphos → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site (Kato Paphos and Tombs of the Kings) ⓘ
Paphos kingdom → hasHeritageStatusRelatedSite → Paphos UNESCO World Heritage archaeological area ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Kato Paphos and Tombs of the Kings)
Tombs of the Kings → partOf → Paphos UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Kato Paphos and Tombs of the Kings)
Kouklia → partOf → Paphos (cultural property) World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Kato Paphos and Tombs of the Kings)
Tombs of the Kings archaeological area → partOf → Paphos UNESCO World Heritage property ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Kato Paphos and Tombs of the Kings)
Paphos Archaeological Park → partOf → Kato Paphos UNESCO World Heritage property ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Kato Paphos and Tombs of the Kings)