Aegina

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Greek island island in the Saronic Gulf

Aegina is a Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, historically significant as a maritime power and cultural center in ancient Greece.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek island → island in the Saronic Gulf →
administrativeStatus	municipality of the Attica region →
ancientName	Aigina →
associatedWithPerson	Ioannis Kapodistrias →
capital	Aegina (town) →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
conqueredBy	Athens → Persian Empire (temporarily during Greco-Persian Wars) →
country	Greece →
distanceFromAthens	about 27 kilometers →
economySector	agriculture → fishing → tourism →
governedBy	Regional Unit of Islands (Attica) →
hasArchaeologicalSite	Kolona archaeological site → Palaeochora → Temple of Aphaia →
hasCulturalHeritage	Byzantine churches → classical Greek temples →
hasHighestPoint	Mount Oros →
hasMonastery	Monastery of Agios Nektarios →
hasPort	Port of Aegina →
hasSettlement	Agia Marina → Perdika → Vathy →
historicalPeriodOfProminence	Archaic period of ancient Greece →
knownFor	Temple of Aphaia → early Greek coinage → pistachio production →
language	Greek →
locatedIn	Aegean Sea → Saronic Gulf →
locatedNear	Athens →
modernReligionMajority	Greek Orthodox Christianity →
participatedIn	Battle of Salamis (as naval contingent) → Greco-Persian Wars →
partOf	Attica region → Saronic Islands →
religionHistorically	ancient Greek religion →
temporaryCapitalPeriod	1828–1829 →
used	early silver coinage →
was	important commercial center in ancient Greece → major maritime power in ancient Greece → rival of Athens in antiquity →
wasMemberOf	Delian League (under Athenian control) →
wasTemporaryCapitalOf	modern Greece →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aegina ("Aegina (town)") →	capital
Piraeus regional unit →	contains
Saronic Gulf →	hasIsland
Aegean Sea →	hasPart
Aegina ("Port of Aegina") →	hasPort
Attica region →	includesIsland
Salamis Island →	locatedNorthOf
Troezen ("island of Aegina") →	locatedOpposite
Plato →	placeOfBirth
Alexandros Mavrokordatos →	placeOfDeath
Alexandros Mavrokordatos →	residence