Straits of Salamis
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The Straits of Salamis are narrow waters off the coast of Athens, Greece, historically renowned as the site of the decisive naval Battle of Salamis during the Greco-Persian Wars.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Straits of Salamis canonical | 2 |
| Salamis Bay | 1 |
| Strait of Salamis | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| battleBelligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persian Empire
Greek city-states ⓘ |
| battleDate | 480 BC ⓘ |
| connects |
Saronic Gulf
ⓘ
surface form:
inner Saronic Gulf
Saronic Gulf ⓘ
surface form:
outer Saronic Gulf
|
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasCountryCoastline | Greece ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| hasModernUse |
Greek naval training area
ⓘ
commercial shipping lane ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Salamina ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Salamis Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Salamis Naval Base
|
| hasNearbyIsland |
Salamis Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Salamis
|
| hasNearbyPort |
Elefsina
ⓘ
Piraeus ⓘ |
| hasWidthCharacteristic | narrow ⓘ |
| knownFor | Battle of Salamis ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Saronic Gulf ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Attica region ⓘ |
| locatedInSeaArea | central Aegean region ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Athens
ⓘ
Piraeus ⓘ |
| mentionedInWork |
works of Herodotus
ⓘ
surface form:
Histories by Herodotus
The Persians (play) by Aeschylus ⓘ
surface form:
Persians by Aeschylus
|
| partOf |
Greek territorial waters
ⓘ
eastern Mediterranean Sea region ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | approaches to Piraeus harbor ⓘ |
| separates |
Attica peninsula
ⓘ
Salamis Island ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Battle of Salamis ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
defense of Athens
ⓘ
naval chokepoint ⓘ |
| toponymOrigin | named after Salamis Island ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
maritime navigation ⓘ naval operations ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | narrow channel ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Strait of Salamis
this entity surface form:
Salamis Bay