Peloponnese

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geographical region peninsula

The Peloponnese is a large peninsula in southern Greece known for its mountainous landscape, ancient archaeological sites like Olympia and Mycenae, and important role in classical Greek history.

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Observed surface forms (13)

Surface form	Occurrences
Peloponnese peninsula	14
western Peloponnese	4
Peloponnese region	3
Region of Peloponnese	3
Peloponnese Region	2
Periphery of Peloponnese	2
eastern Peloponnese	2
Ancient Peloponnese	1
Peloponnese (across the Isthmus of Corinth)	1
Peloponnese region (administrative)	1
Peloponnesian peninsula	1
Peloponnesus	1
Theme of Peloponnese	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ peninsula ⓘ
borderedBy	Aegean Sea ⓘ Gulf of Corinth ⓘ Ionian Sea ⓘ Saronic Gulf ⓘ
connectedBy	Corinth Canal ⓘ surface form: Corinth Canal bridges Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ
connectedTo	Greek mainland ⓘ
contains	Achaea ⓘ Alfeios River ⓘ Arcadia ⓘ Argolid ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Elis ⓘ Epidaurus ⓘ Eurotas River ⓘ Kalamata ⓘ Laconia ⓘ Mani Peninsula ⓘ Messenia ⓘ Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ surface form: Mycenae Nafplion ⓘ surface form: Nafplio Neda River ⓘ Olympia ⓘ Parnon mountain range ⓘ Patras ⓘ Sparta ⓘ Mount Taygetus ⓘ surface form: Taygetus mountain range Nafplion ⓘ surface form: Tripoli, Greece
country	Greece ⓘ
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasFeature	coastal plains ⓘ deep valleys ⓘ rugged mountains ⓘ
hasHighestPoint	Mount Taygetus ⓘ
hasHistoricSite	Fortress of Palamidi ⓘ sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ surface form: Sanctuary of Olympia Theatre of Epidaurus ⓘ
historicalRegionOf	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
knownFor	ancient archaeological sites ⓘ mountainous landscape ⓘ role in classical Greek history ⓘ
locatedIn	Southern Greece ⓘ surface form: southern Greece
partOf	mainland Greece ⓘ
separatedBy	Corinth Canal ⓘ
separatedFrom	central Greece ⓘ
wasCenterOf	Mycenaean civilization ⓘ Sparta ⓘ surface form: Spartan state
wasTheaterOf	Peloponnesian War ⓘ

Referenced by (140)

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

Argolid → administrativeRegion → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peloponnese Region

Despot of the Morea → appliesTo → Peloponnese ⓘ

Doric Greek → associatedWith → Peloponnese ⓘ

Isthmus of Corinth → belongsTo → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: Periphery of Peloponnese

Strait of Kythira → borderedBy → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peloponnese peninsula

Attica → borders → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peloponnese (across the Isthmus of Corinth)

Attica region → borders → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peloponnese region

Greek Seas → borders → Peloponnese ⓘ

Saronic Gulf → borders → Peloponnese ⓘ

central Greece → bordersRegion → Peloponnese ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Greece

Western Greece → bordersRegion → Peloponnese ⓘ

Corinthia → connects → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peloponnese peninsula

Isthmus of Corinth → connects → Peloponnese ⓘ

Greece → contains → Peloponnese ⓘ

Southern Greece → contains → Peloponnese ⓘ

Mycenae and Tiryns → countrySubdivision → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: Region of Peloponnese

Arcadia → countrySubdivisionOf → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peloponnese region (administrative)

Doric order → developedInRegion → Peloponnese ⓘ

Alfeios River → drainageBasin → Peloponnese ⓘ

Aegean Bronze Age → hasCenter → Peloponnese ⓘ

Battle of Navarino in 1827 → hasLocation → Peloponnese ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Navarino

Greek War of Independence → hasLocation → Peloponnese ⓘ

Orlov Revolt → hasLocation → Peloponnese ⓘ

Classical period → hasMainTerritory → Peloponnese ⓘ

First Hellenic Republic → hasTerritory → Peloponnese ⓘ

Despot of the Morea → historicalRegion → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peloponnese peninsula

Mount Cyllene → isOneOfHighestIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Nafplion → isPartOf → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peloponnese region

Morea → laterName → Peloponnese ⓘ

Corinth → locatedBetween → Peloponnese ⓘ

Alfeios River → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peloponnese peninsula

Altis sacred precinct → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Arcadia → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Archaeological site of Olympia → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Argive plain → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Argolid → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Astros → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: eastern Peloponnese

Corinthia → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Echo Stoa → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Elis → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Peloponnese

Elis → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Epidaurus → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Eurotas River → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Figaleia → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Fortress of Palamidi → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Gymnasion of Olympia → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Hippodrome of Olympia → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ

Kalamata → locatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ