Sfaktiria

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Sfaktiria is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, historically known as Sphacteria, famous for its role in the Peloponnesian War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
island
controlledBy ancient Athens NERFINISHED
ancient Sparta NERFINISHED
country Greece
hasAncientName Sphacteria NERFINISHED
Sphakteria NERFINISHED
hasCategory Historic sites in Greece
Islands of Messenia NERFINISHED
Islands of the Ionian Sea NERFINISHED
Landforms of Peloponnese
hasCoastlineOn Ionian Sea NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Greek historical site
hasHistoricName Sphacteria NERFINISHED
Sphakteria NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Greek
hasModernName Sfaktiria NERFINISHED
hasNameInLanguage Σφακτηρία (Greek) NERFINISHED
hasNearbyIsland Sphacteria islet complex NERFINISHED
hasNotableEvent naval actions at Pylos and Sphacteria
surrender of Spartan hoplites in 425 BC
hasStrategicRole controls access to Bay of Pylos
hasTerrain hilly
rocky
historicalPeriod Classical Greece NERFINISHED
Greek War of Independence NERFINISHED
involvedInConflict Greek War of Independence NERFINISHED
Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED
knownFor Battle of Pylos NERFINISHED
Battle of Sphacteria (1825) NERFINISHED
Battle of Sphacteria (425 BC) NERFINISHED
role in Peloponnesian War
locatedIn Ionian Sea NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Sea
Messenia NERFINISHED
Peloponnese
locatedOffCoastOf Messenian coast
southwestern Peloponnese NERFINISHED
near Pylos NERFINISHED
partOf Bay of Pylos NERFINISHED
Ionian Islands (broad geographic sense) NERFINISHED
protects Bay of Pylos NERFINISHED
usedFor military operations in 19th century
military operations in antiquity

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

Sphacteria hasAlternativeName Sfaktiria
island of Sphacteria modernNameInGreek Sfaktiria
subject surface form: Sphacteria