Marmara Island

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Marmara Island is a large, historically significant island in northwestern Turkey known for its marble quarries and location in the Sea of Marmara between the Aegean and Black Seas.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Marmara Island canonical 27
Marmara Island settlements 2
Marmara Adası 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
populated place
country Turkey
hasAlternativeName Marmara Adası
linked to: Marmara Island

Proconnesus
linked to: Prokonnesos

Prokonnesos
hasCoastlineOn Sea of Marmara
hasEconomicActivity fishing
stone quarrying
tourism
hasFeature Mediterranean climate
hilly terrain
rocky coastline
hasHistoricalUse source of marble for ancient buildings
hasLanguage Turkish
hasMinorityLanguageHistory Greek
hasNameOrigin Greek word for marble "marmaros"
hasResource marble
hasSettlement Asmalı
Gündoğdu
Marmara (town)
Topağaç
Çınarlı
hasTransport ferry connections
hasTransportConnectionTo Erdek
Istanbul
Tekirdağ
linked to: Tekirdağ Province
knownFor historical significance
marble production
marble quarries
locatedBetween Aegean Sea
Black Sea
locatedIn Marmara Region
Sea of Marmara
northwestern Turkey
locatedInBodyOfWater Sea of Marmara
locatedInTimeZone TRT
locatedNorthOf Erdek
locatedSouthOf Tekirdağ
linked to: Tekirdağ Province
locatedWestOf Istanbul
partOf Balıkesir Province
Marmara District
Sea of Marmara archipelago
timeZoneOffset UTC+3
usedSince antiquity

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

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

Sea of Marmara hasIsland Marmara Island
Sea of Marmara namedAfter Marmara Island
Avşa Island locatedNear Marmara Island
Paşalimanı Island partOf Marmara Islands
linked to: Marmara Island
Port of Bandırma connectsTo Marmara Island
Marmara Island hasAlternativeName Marmara Adası
linked to: Marmara Island
İmralı Island locatedNear Marmara Island
Balıkesir Province hasIsland Marmara Island
Erdek hasFerryConnectionsTo Marmara Island
Marmara District hasIsland Marmara Island
Marmara District locatedOn Marmara Island
Marmara District hasPart Marmara Island
Marmara (town) locatedIn Marmara Island
Marmara (town) isPrincipalSettlementOf Marmara Island
Marmara (town) locatedOnIsland Marmara Island
Gündoğdu locatedIn Marmara Island
Gündoğdu partOf Marmara Island settlements
linked to: Marmara Island
Gündoğdu locatedOnIsland Marmara Island
Topağaç locatedIn Marmara Island
Topağaç hasIsland Marmara Island
Asmalı locatedIn Marmara Island
Asmalı partOf Marmara Island
Asmalı island Marmara Island
Asmalı locatedOn Marmara Island
Prokonnesos modernName Marmara Island
Prokonnesos ancientNameOf Marmara Island
Çınarlı locatedIn Marmara Island
Çınarlı partOf Marmara Island settlements
linked to: Marmara Island
Çınarlı hasIsland Marmara Island
Sea of Marmara archipelago hasPart Marmara Island
Marmara locatedOnIsland Marmara Island