Aegina
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Aegina is a Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, historically significant as a maritime power and cultural center in ancient Greece.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aegina canonical | 38 |
| island of Aegina | 3 |
| Aegina (island) | 2 |
| Aegina island | 2 |
| Aegina (ancient city-state) | 1 |
| Aegina (town) | 1 |
| Port of Aegina | 1 |
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
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Aegina (town)
|
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Athens
ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Aegina
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Orthodox Christianity
|
| participatedIn |
Battle of Salamis
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Salamis (as naval contingent)
Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| partOf |
Attica region
ⓘ
Aegean islands ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Delian League (under Athenian control)
|
| wasTemporaryCapitalOf | modern Greece ⓘ |
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
island of Aegina
this entity surface form:
Aegina (island)
subject surface form:
Myrmidons
this entity surface form:
Aegina island
subject surface form:
Vathy (Aegina)
this entity surface form:
Aegina (island)
this entity surface form:
Aegina island
this entity surface form:
island of Aegina