Lesbos

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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.

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Label Occurrences
Lesbos canonical 66
island of Lesbos 9
northern Lesbos 2

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 region
surface form: 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 Mytilene
surface form: Port of Mytilene
hasTown Molyvos
surface form: Agiasos

Eresos
Kalloni
Molyvos
Plomari
hasUNESCOStatus UNESCO Global Geoparks
surface form: 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 Church
surface form: Greek Orthodox Christianity
separatedFrom Asia Minor
surface form: Asia Minor by Mytilini Strait
wasPartOf Byzantine Empire
Classical Greek world
Roman Empire
wasRuledBy Gattilusio family
Ottoman Empire

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Aegean Sea hasPart Lesbos
Aeolic Greek spokenIn Lesbos
Aegean islands contains Lesbos
Delian League member Lesbos
Winter Trees hasPoem Lesbos
Mytilene locatedIn Lesbos
Mytilene capitalOf Lesbos
Mytilene island Lesbos
Theophrastus birthPlace Lesbos
Greek islands hasPart Lesbos
Aeolis hasIsland Lesbos
Lesbian Greek dialect spokenIn Lesbos
this entity surface form: island of Lesbos
Mytilene International Airport locatedOn Lesbos
this entity surface form: island of Lesbos
Sappho placeOfBirth Lesbos
Sappho placeOfActivity Lesbos
Sappho associatedWithPlace Lesbos
Alcaeus of Mytilene placeOfBirth Lesbos
this entity surface form: Island of Lesbos
Mount Lepetymnos locatedIn Lesbos
Mount Lepetymnos locatedOn Lesbos
this entity surface form: island of Lesbos
Mount Lepetymnos overlooks Lesbos
this entity surface form: northern Lesbos
Plomari locatedIn Lesbos
Plomari locatedOnIsland Lesbos
Molyvos locatedIn Lesbos
Molyvos locatedOn Lesbos
this entity surface form: island of Lesbos
Molyvos region Lesbos
this entity surface form: northern Lesbos
Kalloni locatedOn Lesbos
Eresos locatedIn Lesbos
Eresos locatedOn Lesbos
this entity surface form: island of Lesbos
Eresos region Lesbos
Jeanne Duval inspiredWork Lesbos
Djemal Pasha birthPlace Lesbos