Saranda

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Saranda is a coastal city in southern Albania on the Ionian Sea, known for its strategic harbor and role in regional military and maritime history.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Sarandë 2
Saranda canonical 1
Sarande 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
coastal city
connectedBy SH8 coastal road
connectedTo Gjirokastër
Vlora
country Albania
hasBeach Saranda city beach
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasCoastlineType rocky and pebbly beaches
hasEconomicActivity fishing
maritime trade
tourism
hasFeature strategic harbor
hasFunction naval point of interest
regional transport hub
hasHarborUse commercial shipping
military significance historically
passenger ferries
hasInfrastructure seaside promenade
hasMinorityLanguage Greek
hasNearbySite Blue Eye spring (Syri i Kaltër)
Butrint National Park
Ksamil
ancient city of Butrint
hasPopulationType urban
hasPort Port of Saranda
hasReligiousSite Monastery of the Forty Saints (ruins)
historicalName Onchesmos
Sarandë
linked to: Saranda
isCapitalOf Sarandë Municipality
knownFor maritime history
regional military history
languageSpoken Albanian
locatedIn Epirus region (historical)
linked to: Epirus

southern Albania
linked to: Tosk region
locatedOn Ionian Sea
namedAfter Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda)
nearestMajorIsland Corfu
overlooks Corfu Channel
linked to: Strait of Corfu
partOf Vlorë County
linked to: Vlora County
portUsedFor cruise ship visits
ferry connections to Corfu
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
wasOccupiedBy Greece during Balkan Wars
Italy during World War II
wasPartOf Ottoman Empire

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Albanian Riviera hasMajorSettlement Sarandë
linked to: Saranda
Saranda historicalName Sarandë
linked to: Saranda
Ionian Sea coast hasCity Sarande
linked to: Saranda