Pera Melana area

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The Pera Melana area is a coastal region in the southeastern Peloponnese of Greece known as one of the main remaining centers of the Tsakonian people and their distinctive dialect and traditions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Pera Melana area canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region ⓘ
geographical area ⓘ
administrativeRegion Municipality of South Kynouria ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
coastType rugged coast ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culturalSignificance one of the main remaining centers of Tsakonian culture ⓘ
preservation of Tsakonian folk customs ⓘ
preservation of Tsakonian language ⓘ
hasActivity local festivals ⓘ
religious celebrations ⓘ
traditional Tsakonian dances ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity animal husbandry ⓘ
olive oil production ⓘ
small-scale tourism ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Tsakonians ⓘ
hasFeature pebble beaches ⓘ
rocky coastline ⓘ
steep mountain slopes ⓘ
terraced fields ⓘ
hasSettlement Pera Melana village ⓘ
hasViewOf Myrtoan Sea ⓘ
knownFor Tsakonian dialect ⓘ
linked to: Tsakonian

Tsakonian people ⓘ
linked to: Tsakonians

Tsakonian traditions ⓘ
coastal tourism ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ
traditional agriculture ⓘ
languageUsed Greek ⓘ
Tsakonian ⓘ
locatedBy Myrtoan Sea ⓘ
locatedIn Arcadia regional unit ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
southeastern Peloponnese ⓘ
locatedOn eastern coast of the Peloponnese ⓘ
nearbyCity Astros ⓘ
Leonidio ⓘ
partOf Tsakonia ⓘ
eastern Arcadia coast ⓘ
regionType rural area ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
traditionalRegion Kynouria ⓘ
transportAccess local road network ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Tsakonians → notableSettlementRegion → Pera Melana area ⓘ
Tsakonian music → geographicFocus → Pera Melana area ⓘ