Iberian Peninsula

E6612

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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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Iberian Peninsula canonical	1,449
Hispania	72
Iberia	13
Iberian Peninsula region	2
Iberian Peninsula (mainland Spain)	1
Iberian Peninsula (primarily Spain)	1
Peninsular Spain	1
Southwestern Europe	1
the Iberian Peninsula	1
Иберийский полуостров	1

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 (1,542)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of the Spanish Succession → location → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Spanish → originatedIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Portugal → locatedOn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Roman Empire → territoryIncludes → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Republic of Letters → hasGeographicScope → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Vulgar Latin → region → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Spain → locatedIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southwestern Europe

Sephardi Jews → originatedIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Madrid → locatedIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Punic Wars → mainTheater → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

subject surface form: Second Punic War

Roman roads → locatedIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hispania

Faro District → locatedOn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Phoenician civilization → culturalInfluenceRegion → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Umayyad Caliphate → expandedTo → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Crown of Castile → locatedIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Eurasia → contains → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Barcelona → region → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Gibraltar → locatedIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Pyrenees → separatesRegion → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Spanish Inquisition → appliesToJurisdiction → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Western Roman Empire → hasTerritory → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hispania

Castro Marim → partOf → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → campaignTheater → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

subject surface form: Hannibal

Goya Award for Best Cinematography → region → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Islamic Spain → locatedIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

House of Trastámara → region → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Third Council of Toledo → country → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hispania

Vuelta a España → region → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Community of Madrid → locatedOn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Rashi script → developedInRegion → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Bronze Age → occursIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Reconquista → locatedIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Sermo Vulgaris → usedInRegion → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hispania

Late Antiquity → hasMajorRegion → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Diocletianic Persecution → lessSevereIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hispania

Santervás de Campos → locatedOn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

1755 Lisbon earthquake → feltInRegion → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

PS → region → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Gothic Christianity → region → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Humberto Delgado Airport → oneOfBusiestAirportsIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Belém Palace → locatedOn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Celtic languages → historicalRegion → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Ibero-Romance languages → developedIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

San Ildefonso → locatedIn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Tagus River → locatedOn → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Tagus River → longestRiverOf → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Latin Grammy Award → regionFocus → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

English Armada (1589) → location → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ

Balearic Sea → separates → Iberian Peninsula ⓘ