Crete

E14170

Greek island Minoan palace complex administrative region island

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, known for its rich ancient Minoan heritage, diverse landscapes, and significant role in Mediterranean history and culture.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Crete canonical	309
Region of Crete	34
island of Crete	29
Crete region	4
Candia, Crete	1
Crete (island)	1
Crete (region)	1
Crete (traditional)	1
Crete Region	1
Kydonia (Crete)	1
Periphery of Crete	1
ancient Crete	1
the island of Crete	1

Statements (78)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek island ⓘ Minoan palace complex ⓘ administrative region ⓘ island ⓘ
administrativeDivision	Chania ⓘ surface form: Chania regional unit Heraklion ⓘ surface form: Heraklion regional unit Lasithi regional unit ⓘ Rethymno regional unit ⓘ
archaeologicalSite	Knossos ⓘ Malia ⓘ Phaistos ⓘ Zakros ⓘ
area	approximately 8,336 square kilometers ⓘ
campusLocation	Chania ⓘ Heraklion ⓘ Rethymno ⓘ
capital	Heraklion ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ
coastlineFeature	natural harbors ⓘ numerous beaches ⓘ
conqueredBy	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Mycenaean civilization ⓘ surface form: Mycenaean Greeks Ottoman Empire ⓘ Romans ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ surface form: Venetian Republic
country	Greece ⓘ
economicActivity	agriculture ⓘ shipping and trade ⓘ tourism ⓘ
elevation	approximately 2,456 meters ⓘ
hasTechnicalUniversity	Technical University of Crete ⓘ
hasUniversity	University of Crete ⓘ
highestPoint	Mount Ida ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Minoan civilization ⓘ surface form: Bronze Age Minoan civilization
knownFor	Cretan music and dance ⓘ Minoan civilization ⓘ archaeological sites ⓘ diverse landscapes ⓘ olive oil production ⓘ traditional Cretan cuisine ⓘ viticulture ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
largestCity	Heraklion ⓘ
length	approximately 260 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
locatedOn	Crete self-linksurface differs ⓘ Crete self-linksurface differs ⓘ Crete self-linksurface differs ⓘ Crete self-linksurface differs ⓘ Crete self-linksurface differs ⓘ Crete self-linksurface differs ⓘ Crete self-linksurface differs ⓘ Crete self-linksurface differs ⓘ Crete self-linksurface differs ⓘ Crete self-linksurface differs ⓘ
majorCity	Agios Nikolaos ⓘ Ierapetra ⓘ Rethymno regional unit ⓘ surface form: Rethymno Sitia ⓘ
mountainRange	Dikti Mountains ⓘ White Mountains ⓘ
mythologicalAssociation	birthplace of Zeus ⓘ labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ
partOf	Greek islands ⓘ Southern Greece ⓘ
population	over 600,000 inhabitants ⓘ
protectedArea	Samaria Gorge National Park ⓘ
regionalDialect	Cretan Greek ⓘ
religionMajority	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
sea	Cretan Sea ⓘ Libyan Sea ⓘ
secondLargestCity	Chania ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern European Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ
unionWith	Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
unionYear	1913 ⓘ
widthMax	approximately 60 kilometers ⓘ

Referenced by (385)

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

Greece → contains → Crete ⓘ

Mediterranean Sea → hasMajorIsland → Crete ⓘ

Mediterranean Theater of Operations → location → Crete ⓘ

Aegean Sea → hasPart → Crete ⓘ

Mediterranean Basin → hasKeyIslandRegion → Crete ⓘ

Romaniote Jews → historicalCenter → Crete ⓘ