island of Leros

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The island of Leros is a Greek island in the southeastern Aegean Sea, known for its natural harbors, World War II history, and traditional Dodecanese architecture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
island of Leros canonical 7
Lakki (Leros) 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek island
island
administrativeStatus municipality of Leros
airportIATA LRS
connectedByFerryTo Kos
Piraeus
Rhodes
Samos
country Greece
hasAirport Leros Municipal Airport
hasCapital Platanos
hasLandmark Agia Marina clock tower
Castle of Panteli
Lakki Italian rationalist architecture
Tunnel War Museum of Leros
War Cemetery of Leros
hasLargestSettlement Agia Marina
hasNaturalHarbor Alinda Bay
Lakki Bay
Partheni Bay
hasSettlement Agia Marina
Alinda
Gourna
Lakki
Partheni
Platanos
Xirokampos
historicalEvent Battle of Leros
historicalPeriod Italian occupation of the Dodecanese
knownFor World War II history
castle of Panteli
linked to: Castle of Panteli

natural harbors
traditional Dodecanese architecture
locatedIn Aegean Sea
Dodecanese
southeastern Aegean Sea
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory South Aegean region
linked to: South Aegean
nearbyIsland Arkoi
Farmakonisi
Kalymnos
Leipsoi
Lipsi
Patmos
linked to: island of Patmos
partOf Dodecanese archipelago
linked to: Dodecanese

Southern Sporades
linked to: Dodecanese
partOfAdministrativeUnit Kalymnos regional unit
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
seaBorder Leros Strait
usedAs Greek naval base
Italian naval base
psychiatric institution site in 20th century

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Referenced by (9)

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

Partheni locatedOn island of Leros
Castle of Panteli locatedOn island of Leros
Alinda Bay near Lakki (Leros)
linked to: island of Leros
Gourna Bay hasNearbySettlement Lakki (Leros)
linked to: island of Leros
municipality of Leros administers island of Leros
Leros Municipal Airport serves island of Leros
subject linked to: LRS
Leros Municipal Airport locatedOn island of Leros
subject linked to: LRS
Leros Municipal Airport serves island of Leros
subject linked to: LGLE
Municipality of Leros hasTerritory island of Leros