Iberian Peninsula

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geographical region peninsula

The Iberian Peninsula is a large southwestern European landmass primarily occupied by Spain and Portugal, historically significant as a center of maritime empires, cultural exchange, and major European conflicts.

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Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → peninsula →
areaApprox	about 580000 square kilometers →
borderedBy	Atlantic Ocean → Bay of Biscay → Mediterranean Sea → Pyrenees →
climate	Mediterranean climate → oceanic climate → semi-arid climate →
connectedTo	European mainland →
contains	Algarve → Andalusian region → Andorra → Basque Country → Cantabrian Mountains → Castile → Catalonia → Douro River → Ebro River → Galicia → Gibraltar → Guadalquivir River → Meseta Central → Portugal → Pyrenees → Sierra Nevada (Spain) → Spain → Tagus River →
containsPartOf	France →
continent	Europe →
highestPoint	Mulhacén →
historicallyHosted	Jewish communities → Muslim communities →
historicalRole	center of global exploration → center of maritime empires → crossroads of cultures → site of major European conflicts →
languageFamilyDominant	Romance languages →
languagesSpoken	Basque → Catalan → Galician → Portuguese → Spanish →
locatedIn	Northern Hemisphere → Western Hemisphere → southwestern Europe →
majorHistoricalEvent	Spanish Civil War →
majorHistoricalProcess	Reconquista →
religionHistoricallyDominant	Roman Catholicism →
separatedBy	Strait of Gibraltar →
separatedFrom	Africa →
strategicImportance	controls access between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea → gateway between Europe and Africa →
wasRuledBy	Caliphate of Córdoba → Roman Empire → Umayyad Caliphate → Visigothic Kingdom → various Christian kingdoms →

Referenced by (241)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park → Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon → Balearic Islands ("Iberian Peninsula region") → Biblioteca Joanina → Caliphate of Córdoba → Carlist Wars → Castile → Christopher Columbus Museum → Council of Elvira ("Hispania") → County of Barcelona → County of Cerdanya → Crown of Aragon → Crown of Castile → Crown of Castile → Córdoba (historical) → Douro River → Ebro River → Ferrol Naval Base → First Portuguese Republic → GR11 long-distance footpath → Gibraltar → Guadalquivir River → House of Barcelona → Iberian sculpture → Islamic Spain → Italica ("Hispania") → Jarama River → King of Castile → Kingdom of Aragon → Kingdom of Galicia ("Iberia") → Kingdom of Granada → Kingdom of León → Kingdom of Navarre → Kingdom of Seville → Kingdom of Toledo → Madrid → Madrigalejo → Manzanares River → Medellín, Crown of Castile → Meseta Central → Monastery of Santa Cruz → Mondego River → Moorish Castle → Mulhacén → Municipality of Vila do Bispo → National Sculpture Museum → Northern Spain → Province of Catalonia within the Kingdom of Spain → Qart Hadasht ("Iberia") → Qart Hadasht → Quinta das Lágrimas → Reconquista → Roman roads ("Hispania") → San Ildefonso → Sierra de Guadarrama → Spain → Spain ("Southwestern Europe") → Sé Nova (New Cathedral of Coimbra) → University of Coimbra → University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia → Valladolid-Campo Grande railway station → Visigothic Kingdom → Visigothic–Roman conflicts → War of the Castilian Succession → War of the Two Peters → mainland Portugal → taifa kingdoms →	locatedIn
Alcorcón → Alfonso X of Castile → Aragonese florin → Barcelona → Battle of Covadonga → Castro Marim Nature Reserve → Catalina Cortés → Church of San Pablo → Crown of Castile and Crown of Aragon → Forte de São Sebastião de Castro Marim → Gothic Christianity → Goya Award for Best Cinematography → Guadiana River → House of Aviz → House of Trastámara → Igreja da Misericórdia de Tavira → Igreja de Santiago (Tavira) → Infante of Portugal → Leander of Seville → Liberal Party (Spain, 1880) → Llanito → Móstoles → PS → University of Córdoba (medieval scholarly center) → Vuelta a España → Vulgar Latin →	region
Beja District → Belém Palace → Castilleja de la Cuesta → Catalonia → Community of Madrid → Europa Point → Faro District → Fuenlabrada → Galicia → Granada → Guadiana River → Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo → Kingdom of Spain → Municipality of Faro → Municipality of São Brás de Alportel → Portugal → Province of Barcelona → Santervás de Campos → Santiago parish (Tavira) → Tagus River → Évora District →	locatedOn
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa → Caesar’s civil war ("Hispania") → English Armada (1589) → Fourth Council of Toledo ("Hispania") → Portuguese Restoration War → Restoration War → Second Crusade → Second Punic War → Umayyad conquest of Hispania → Umayyad conquest of Hispania ("Hispania") → Union of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon → War of the Spanish Succession →	location
Basque Country → Cantabrian Mountains → Cape St. Vincent → Castro Marim → Eastern Spain → Extremadura → Kingdom of Granada → Porto →	partOf
Celtic languages → Ebro River ("Hispania") → Joanna la Beltraneja → John, Constable of Portugal → Portuguese Restoration War ("Iberia") → Visigothic Kingdom ("Hispania") →	historicalRegion
Crusades → Early Islamic period → Inquisition → coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic →	geographicScope
Battle of Orthez → Battle of Sahagún → Battle of Salamanca → Battle of Vitoria →	theatre
Council of War → King of Aragon → Spanish Inquisition →	appliesToJurisdiction
Ibero-Romance languages → Mozarabic Rite → Mozarabic Rite ("Hispania") →	developedIn
Ricardo → Ruiz → Sermo Vulgaris ("Hispania") →	usedInRegion
John II of Castile → Trastámaran →	associatedWith
Islamic art → Rashi script →	developedInRegion
Alans ("Hispania") → Suebi ("Hispania") →	migratedTo
Sephardi Jews → Spanish →	originatedIn
Barca → Mago Barca →	regionOfActivity
Celtiberian ("Hispania") → Old Spanish →	spokenIn
Cistercian reform → Justinianic Plague →	spreadTo
Al-Walid I → Al-Walid I ("Hispania") →	territorialExpansion
Julio-Claudian dynasty ("Hispania") → Roman Empire →	territoryIncludes
Christianization of the Iberian Peninsula → Christianization of the Iberian Peninsula ("Hispania") →	tookPlaceIn
Pillars of Hercules →	associatedRegion
Seneca the Younger ("Hispania") →	birthPlace
Western Mediterranean →	borders
Hannibal →	campaignTheater
Pompey the Great ("Hispania") →	commandedRegion
Majorian ("Hispania") →	conductedCampaignIn
Eurasia →	contains
Third Council of Toledo ("Hispania") →	country
Reccared I ("Hispania") →	countryRuled
Phoenician civilization →	culturalInfluenceRegion
Aquila adalberti →	endemicTo
Umayyad Caliphate →	expandedTo
1755 Lisbon earthquake →	feltInRegion
National Sculpture Museum ("Iberia") →	focusesOnRegion
court of Trier ("Hispania") →	governedRegion
Sephardic music →	hasCulturalOrigin
Republic of Letters →	hasGeographicScope
Late Bronze Age →	hasLocation
Late Antiquity →	hasMajorRegion
Southwestern Europe →	hasPart
Western Roman Empire ("Hispania") →	hasTerritory
Atlantic world →	involvesRegion
Mulhacén →	isHighestPointOf
Fourth Council of Toledo →	jurisdiction
Kingdom of Granada →	lastMuslimStateOn
Diocletianic Persecution ("Hispania") →	lessSevereIn
Tagus River →	longestRiverOf
Second Punic War →	mainTheater
Vandals ("Hispania") →	migratedThrough
Capreolus capreolus →	nativeTo
Aquila fasciata →	notablePopulation
James A. Michener ("Iberia") →	notableWork
Bronze Age →	occursIn
Humberto Delgado Airport →	oneOfBusiestAirportsIn
Roman army ("Hispania") →	operatedIn
Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder ("Hispania") →	origin
Judezmo →	originatesFrom
Leander of Seville ("Hispania") →	placeOfActivity
Hamilcar Barca ("Iberia") →	placeOfBurial
Hamilcar Barca ("Iberia") →	placeOfDeath
Domitia Paulina ("Hispania") →	placeOfOrigin
Francisco →	popularityRegion
Spanish Republican Air Force →	primaryTheaterOfOperations
Vikings →	raidedRegion
Reccared I ("Hispania") →	realm
Council of Elvira →	regionEcclesiastical
Latin Grammy Award →	regionFocus
Fernández →	regionOfPrevalence
Reccared I →	regionRuled
Organization of Ibero-American States →	regionServed
Domitia Paulina ("Hispania") →	residence
Mago Barca ("Iberia") →	sentTo
Ceuta →	separatedFrom
Balearic Sea →	separates
Pyrenees →	separatesRegion
Port of Valencia →	servesRegion
Chronicles of Jean Froissart →	setting
Isaac Albéniz ("Iberia") →	signatureWork
Constantine II ("Hispania") →	territoryRuled
Flechas Azules Division →	theater
People's Republican Army →	theaterOfOperations
Hasdrubal Barca →	theaterOfWar
Posidonius of Apamea →	travelledTo
Punic script →	usedIn