Santa Maura

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Santa Maura is the historical name for the Greek island of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea, known for its Venetian-era fortifications and strategic maritime location.

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Santa Maura canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical place name
alternativeName Agia Mavra
Santa Maura Island NERFINISHED
connectedTo Greek mainland by causeway and bridge
controlledBy Kingdom of Greece
Ottoman Empire
Republic of Venice
country Greece
etymology named after Saint Maura (Agia Mavra)
governedAs part of Venetian Ionian possessions
part of the Septinsular Republic
part of the United States of the Ionian Islands
hasCoastlineOn Ionian Sea
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Greek culture
Ottoman culture
Venetian culture
hasFortification Castle of Santa Maura
hasHistoricalPeriod Ottoman period
Venetian period
hasPort Lefkada (town)
linked to: Lefkada
hasReligiousSite church of Agia Mavra (Saint Maura)
hasSettlement Lefkada (town)
linked to: Lefkada
hasStructure fortified bridge to mainland
historicalNameOf Lefkada
historicalRole defense of entrance to Ambracian Gulf
knownFor Venetian-era fortifications
strategic maritime location
languageOfName Italian
laterIntegratedInto modern Greek state
locatedIn Ionian Islands
Ionian Sea
Western Greece administrative region
linked to: Western Greece
nearTo island of Ithaca
island of Kefalonia
linked to: Kefalonia

island of Meganisi
western mainland Greece
partOf Heptanese (Seven Islands) group
Ionian Islands
Ionian Islands under Venetian rule
presentName Lefkada
refersTo Lefkada
significantIn Mediterranean maritime trade
strategicFor shipping routes in the Ionian Sea
usedAs military outpost
naval base
usedDuring Venetian rule of the Ionian Islands

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Frederick Temple placeOfBirth Santa Maura
Island of Leucada historicalName Santa Maura