Santa Maura

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Santa Maura is the historical name for the Greek island of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea, known for its Venetian-era fortifications and strategic maritime location.

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Santa Maura canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical place name
alternativeName Agia Mavra NERFINISHED
Santa Maura Island NERFINISHED
connectedTo Greek mainland by causeway and bridge
controlledBy Kingdom of Greece NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
country Greece
etymology named after Saint Maura (Agia Mavra)
governedAs part of Venetian Ionian possessions
part of the Septinsular Republic
part of the United States of the Ionian Islands
hasCoastlineOn Ionian Sea NERFINISHED
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Greek culture
Ottoman culture NERFINISHED
Venetian culture
hasFortification Castle of Santa Maura NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalPeriod Ottoman period NERFINISHED
Venetian period
hasPort Lefkada (town) NERFINISHED
hasReligiousSite church of Agia Mavra (Saint Maura) NERFINISHED
hasSettlement Lefkada (town) NERFINISHED
hasStructure fortified bridge to mainland
historicalNameOf Lefkada NERFINISHED
historicalRole defense of entrance to Ambracian Gulf
knownFor Venetian-era fortifications
strategic maritime location
languageOfName Italian
laterIntegratedInto modern Greek state
locatedIn Ionian Islands NERFINISHED
Ionian Sea NERFINISHED
Western Greece administrative region NERFINISHED
nearTo island of Ithaca NERFINISHED
island of Kefalonia NERFINISHED
island of Meganisi NERFINISHED
western mainland Greece
partOf Heptanese (Seven Islands) group NERFINISHED
Ionian Islands NERFINISHED
Ionian Islands under Venetian rule NERFINISHED
presentName Lefkada NERFINISHED
refersTo Lefkada NERFINISHED
significantIn Mediterranean maritime trade
strategicFor shipping routes in the Ionian Sea
usedAs military outpost
naval base
usedDuring Venetian rule of the Ionian Islands NERFINISHED

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Frederick Temple placeOfBirth Santa Maura