Thasos

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Thasos is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea known for its rich ancient history, marble quarries, and pine-forested landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Thasos Island 2
Thassos 1
Ypsarion 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek island
island in the Aegean Sea
mountain
administrativeDivisionOf Greece
alsoKnownAs Thasos
surface form: Thasos Island

Thasos
surface form: Thassos
belongsTo Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
surface form: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ecclesiastical region
capital Limenas Thasou
climate Mediterranean climate
connectedByFerryTo Kavala
Keramoti
country Greece
governedAs municipality
hasArchaeologicalSite Acropolis of Thasos
Ancient Agora of Thasos
Ancient Theatre of Thasos
Sanctuary of Dionysus
Sanctuary of Heracles
hasHighestPoint Ypsarion
hasIndustry fishing
marble extraction
olive cultivation
tourism industry
hasNaturalFeature pine-forested mountains
sandy beaches
hasNaturalResource marble
timber
hasPort Port of Limenas
hasSettlement Limenaria
Limenas Thasou
Panagia
Potos
Skala Potamias
Theologos
historicalPeriod Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
knownFor ancient history
archaeological sites
beaches
marble quarries
pine forests
tourism
locatedIn North Aegean region
northern Aegean Sea
surface form: Northern Aegean Sea

Thasos regional unit
partOf Aegean islands
surface form: Aegean Islands
wasColonyOf Paros
wasKnownInAntiquityFor gold mines
wine production

Referenced by (6)

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

Thasos alsoKnownAs Thasos
this entity surface form: Thassos
Thasos alsoKnownAs Thasos
this entity surface form: Thasos Island
Aegean islands contains Thasos
Aegean Sea hasPart Thasos
Delian League member Thasos
Kavala near Thasos
this entity surface form: Thasos Island