Pátmos Historic Centre
Also known as The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Greece
Inscribed
1999
List reference
942
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Pátmos Historic Centre is about 90 km south-west of Söke. The nearest other World Heritage site is Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Söke · about 77,000 peopleabout 90 km north-east
- Hios · about 27,000 peopleabout 120 km north
- Aydın · about 199,000 peopleabout 130 km north-east
- İzmir · about 2,587,000 peopleabout 140 km north
- Muğla · about 48,000 peopleabout 160 km east
- Manisa · about 244,000 peopleabout 170 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GreeceCultural51 km away
GreeceCultural113 km away
GreeceCultural177 km away
TürkiyeCultural186 km away
TürkiyeCultural197 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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