Gibraltar (historically)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:farmer
gptkbp:area 6.7 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:capturedBy 1704
Anglo-Dutch forces
gptkbp:cededTerritory Treaty of Utrecht
gptkbp:cededTo gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:Spain
1713
gptkbp:civilization gptkb:Romans
gptkb:Phoenicians
gptkb:Moors
gptkbp:conqueredBy gptkb:Moors
711
gptkbp:currency Gibraltar pound
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Governor_of_Gibraltar
gptkbp:greatSiegeDuration 1779–1783
gptkbp:hasFort gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Mons_Calpe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gibraltar (historically)
gptkbp:inhabitedBy gptkb:Gibraltarians
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iberian_Peninsula
gptkbp:locatedOn southern tip of Spain
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Great_Siege_of_Gibraltar
referenda on sovereignty (1967, 2002)
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Rock_of_Gibraltar
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:overlooks gptkb:Strait_of_Gibraltar
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Castile
gptkb:Crown_of_Aragon
gptkbp:population approximately 30,000 (modern era)
gptkbp:recapturedBy gptkb:Spanish
1462
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:resultOfReferenda overwhelming support to remain British
gptkbp:status British colony
Non-Self-Governing Territory
gptkbp:strategicImportance control of naval passage between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
gptkbp:usedAs gptkb:castle
gptkb:military
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Defaced_Blue_Ensign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7