Straits of Salamis

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The Straits of Salamis are narrow waters off the coast of Athens, Greece, historically renowned as the site of the decisive naval Battle of Salamis during the Greco-Persian Wars.

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Straits of Salamis canonical 2
Salamis Bay 1
Strait of Salamis 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
strait
battleBelligerent Achaemenid Persian Empire
linked to: Achaemenid Empire

Greek city-states
battleDate 480 BC
connects inner Saronic Gulf
linked to: Saronic Gulf

outer Saronic Gulf
linked to: Saronic Gulf
country Greece
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasCountryCoastline Greece
hasHistoricalPeriod Greco-Persian Wars
hasModernUse Greek naval training area
commercial shipping lane
hasNearbyCity Salamina
hasNearbyFacility Salamis Naval Base
linked to: Salamis Island
hasNearbyIsland Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
hasNearbyPort Elefsina
Piraeus
hasWidthCharacteristic narrow
knownFor Battle of Salamis
languageOfToponym Greek
locatedIn Aegean Sea
Saronic Gulf
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Attica region
locatedInSeaArea central Aegean region
locatedNear Athens
Piraeus
mentionedInWork Histories by Herodotus
linked to: works of Herodotus

Persians by Aeschylus
partOf Greek territorial waters
eastern Mediterranean Sea region
partOfRoute approaches to Piraeus harbor
separates Attica peninsula
Salamis Island
significantEvent Battle of Salamis
strategicImportance defense of Athens
naval chokepoint
toponymOrigin named after Salamis Island
usedFor commercial shipping
maritime navigation
naval operations
waterBodyType narrow channel

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

Salamis Island nearbyStrait Straits of Salamis
Mount Aigaleo overlooks Strait of Salamis
linked to: Straits of Salamis
Mount Aigaleo overlooks Salamis Bay
linked to: Straits of Salamis
Battle of Salamis location Straits of Salamis