Île d’If

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Île d’If is a small Mediterranean island off the coast of Marseille, France, best known as the site of the former fortress-prison made famous by Alexandre Dumas’ novel "The Count of Monte Cristo."

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Île d’If canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mediterranean island
former prison
fortress
island
accessibleBy boat
administrativeAuthority city of Marseille
linked to: Marseille
appearsInAdaptationOf film adaptations of The Count of Monte Cristo
author Alexandre Dumas
builtBy King Francis I of France
linked to: Francis I of France
constructedStructure Château d’If fortress
linked to: Château d’If
constructionStart 1524
coordinateSystem WGS84
country France
distanceFromMarseille about 1.5 kilometers offshore
featuredIn novel The Count of Monte Cristo
fictionalPrisonerHeld Abbé Faria
Edmond Dantès
hasCoastlineType rocky shores
hasCulturalSignificance French literature
popular culture
hasStructure Château d’If
heritageStatus historic monument of France
knownFor association with Alexandre Dumas
former fortress-prison
setting of The Count of Monte Cristo
languageOfToponym French
laterUse state prison
locatedIn Bay of Marseille
Bouches-du-Rhône
Mediterranean Sea
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
locatedNear Marseille
locatedOn Île d’If
managedBy French state
linked to: France
nameMeaning Island of If
nearbyIslands Pomègues
Ratonneau
openToPublic yes
partOf Frioul archipelago
linked to: Frioul Islands
purpose coastal defense of Marseille
region southern France
symbolOf wrongful imprisonment in literature
touristAttraction yes
useAsPrisonUntil late 19th century

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Château d’If locatedOn Île d’If
Bay of Marseille hasPart Île d’If
Château d’If locatedOn Île d’If
subject linked to: Île d’If