Salamis Island

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Greek island island

Salamis Island is a Greek island in the Saronic Gulf best known as the site of the pivotal ancient naval Battle of Salamis between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire.

Aliases (2)

Salamis ×4
Salamis Naval Base ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek island → island →
administrativeStatus	municipality of Salamina →
ancientName	Salamis →
battleBelligerent	Achaemenid Persian Empire → Greek city-states →
battleDate	480 BC →
connectedBy	ferry to Perama → ferry to Piraeus area →
country	Greece →
countrySubdivision	Islands regional unit → Region of Attica →
currency	Euro →
hasCapital	Salamina →
hasCoastlineOn	Aegean Sea →
hasLargestSettlement	Salamina →
hasMilitaryFacility	Hellenic Navy base → Salamis Naval Base →
hasPort	Paloukia → Salamina port →
historicalEvent	Battle of Salamis →
knownFor	Battle of Salamis →
language	Greek →
locatedIn	Attica region → Saronic Islands →
locatedInBodyOfWater	Saronic Gulf →
locatedNear	Athens → Piraeus →
locatedNorthOf	Aegina →
locatedWestOf	Piraeus →
mentionedIn	Aeschylus' tragedy "The Persians" → works of Herodotus →
modernName	Salamina →
mythologicalAssociation	Ajax the Great → Telamon →
nearbyStrait	Straits of Salamis →
partOf	Attica → Saronic archipelago →
primaryEconomicActivity	fishing → shipbuilding → shipping → tourism →
separatesFrom	Megara → coast of Attica →
siteOf	Battle of Salamis →
strategicImportance	control of sea routes to Athens →
timeZone	Eastern European Time →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Attica → Piraeus regional unit ("Salamis") →	contains
Salamis Island ("Salamis") →	ancientName
Euripides →	birthPlace
Saronic Gulf ("Salamis") →	hasIsland
Salamis Island ("Salamis Naval Base") →	hasMilitaryFacility
Attica region ("Salamis") →	includesIsland
Mount Aigaleo →	near