Lesbos

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Greek island island

Lesbos is a large Greek island in the northeastern Aegean Sea, known for its rich ancient history, distinctive culture, and association with the poet Sappho.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek island → island →
area	approximately 1630 square kilometres →
capital	Mytilene →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
coastlineLength	approximately 320 kilometres →
country	Greece →
countrySubdivision	North Aegean administrative region →
etymologyAssociatedWith	term lesbian →
hasAirport	Mytilene International Airport →
hasCity	Mytilene →
hasHeritageSite	Lesvos Petrified Forest Geopark →
hasHighestPoint	Mount Lepetymnos →
hasMountain	Mount Olympus (Lesbos) →
hasNotablePerson	Alcaeus of Mytilene → Sappho →
hasPort	Port of Mytilene →
hasTown	Agiasos → Eresos → Kalloni → Molyvos → Plomari →
hasUNESCOStatus	UNESCO Global Geopark →
historicalRegion	Aeolis →
incorporatedIntoGreece	1912 →
inhabitedSince	prehistoric times →
knownFor	association with poet Sappho → olive oil production → ouzo production → petrified forest of Lesbos →
language	Greek →
largestCity	Mytilene →
locatedIn	Aegean Sea → northeastern Aegean Sea →
locatedNear	coast of Turkey →
mainAgriculturalProduct	olive oil → olives → ouzo →
mainEconomicActivity	agriculture → tourism →
partOf	North Aegean region →
rankByAreaInGreece	third-largest Greek island →
regionalDialect	Lesbian Greek dialect →
religionMajority	Greek Orthodox Christianity →
separatedFrom	Asia Minor by Mytilini Strait →
wasPartOf	Byzantine Empire → Classical Greek world → Roman Empire →
wasRuledBy	Gattilusio family → Ottoman Empire →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Caterina Gattilusio →	associatedWith
Archidamian War →	belligerent
Mytilene →	capitalOf
Aegean islands →	contains
Empress Irene of Athens →	deathPlace
Mediterranean Sea →	hasMajorIsland
Aegean Sea →	hasPart
Winter Trees →	hasPoem
Romaniote Jews →	historicalCenter
Mytilene →	island
Mytilene →	locatedIn
Delian League →	member
Aeolic Greek →	spokenIn