Salamis Island

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Salamis Island is a Greek island in the Saronic Gulf best known as the site of the pivotal ancient naval Battle of Salamis between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Salamis 18
Salamis Island canonical 15
Salamis Naval Base 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek island
island
administrativeStatus municipality of Salamina
ancientName Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
battleBelligerent Achaemenid Persian Empire
linked to: Achaemenid Empire

Greek city-states
battleDate 480 BC
connectedBy ferry to Perama
ferry to Piraeus area
country Greece
countrySubdivision Islands regional unit
Region of Attica
linked to: Attica region
currency Euro
hasCapital Salamina
hasCoastlineOn Aegean Sea
hasLargestSettlement Salamina
hasMilitaryFacility Hellenic Navy base
Salamis Naval Base
linked to: Salamis Island
hasPort Paloukia
Salamina port
historicalEvent Battle of Salamis
knownFor Battle of Salamis
language Greek
locatedIn Attica region
Saronic Islands
locatedInBodyOfWater Saronic Gulf
locatedNear Athens
Piraeus
locatedNorthOf Aegina
locatedWestOf Piraeus
mentionedIn Aeschylus' tragedy "The Persians"
linked to: The Persians

works of Herodotus
modernName Salamina
mythologicalAssociation Ajax the Great
linked to: Ajax the Greater

Telamon
nearbyStrait Straits of Salamis
partOf Attica
Saronic archipelago
linked to: Saronic Islands
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
shipbuilding
shipping
tourism
separatesFrom Megara
coast of Attica
siteOf Battle of Salamis
strategicImportance control of sea routes to Athens
timeZone Eastern European Time

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Referenced by (37)

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

Attica contains Salamis Island
Euripides birthPlace Salamis Island
Salamis Island ancientName Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Salamis Island hasMilitaryFacility Salamis Naval Base
linked to: Salamis Island
Saronic Gulf hasIsland Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Piraeus regional unit contains Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Mount Aigaleo near Salamis Island
Attica region includesIsland Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Arvanites settlementRegion Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Bay of Eleusis nearbyIsland Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Asopus children Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Saronic Islands hasIsland Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Paul and Barnabas’s first missionary journey routeStop Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Ajax the Greater origin Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Ajax the Greater ruledOver Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Ajax the Greater ledForcesFrom Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Ajax hometown Salamis
subject linked to: Ajax (mythological Greek hero)
linked to: Salamis Island
Ajax cultSite Salamis
subject linked to: Ajax (mythological Greek hero)
linked to: Salamis Island
Salamina locatedIn Salamis Island
Salamina isAdministrativeCenterOf Salamis Island
Salamina isMainTownOf Salamis Island
Salamina locatedOnIsland Salamis Island
Paloukia locatedIn Salamis Island
Salamina port locatedIn Salamis Island
Salamina port serves Salamis Island
Salamina port maritimeGatewayFor Salamis Island
Telamon associatedWith Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Telamon reward the island of Salamis (in some traditions)
linked to: Salamis Island
Telamon associatedPlace Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Straits of Salamis separates Salamis Island
Straits of Salamis hasNearbyIsland Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Straits of Salamis hasNearbyFacility Salamis Naval Base
linked to: Salamis Island
Perama transportConnection Salamis Island
Perama hasFerryRouteTo Salamis Island
Perama hasNearbyIsland Salamis
linked to: Salamis Island
Ancient Megara locatedOpposite Salamis Island
Hellenic Navy maintainsBase Salamis Naval Base
linked to: Salamis Island