Alboran Sea

westernmost portion of the Mediterranean Sea
Place marginal_sea Q199408
Alboran Sea
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Alboran Sea

Summary

Alboran Sea is a marginal sea[1]. It draws 872 Wikipedia views per month (marginal_sea category, ranking #16 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alboran Sea is in the country of Algeria[3].
  • Alboran Sea is in the country of Spain[4].
  • Alboran Sea is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Alboran Sea is in the country of Morocco[6].
  • Alboran Sea's instance of is recorded as marginal sea[7].
  • Alboran Sea's shares border with is recorded as Spain[8].
  • Alboran Sea's shares border with is recorded as Morocco[9].
  • Alboran Sea's shares border with is recorded as Algeria[10].
  • Alboran Island is named after Alboran Sea[11].
  • Alboran Sea is part of Mediterranean Sea[12].
  • Alboran Sea's Commons category is recorded as Alboran Sea[13].
  • Alboran Sea's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36, 'lon': -3}[14].
  • Alboran Sea's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Gibraltar Arc[15].
  • Alboran Sea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alboran Sea[16].
  • Alboran Sea's described by source is recorded as Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[17].
  • Alboran Sea's connects with is recorded as Strait of Gibraltar[18].
  • Alboran Sea's contains is recorded as Alboran Island[19].
  • Alboran Sea's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1500'}[20].
  • Alboran Sea's P14541 is recorded as 1SgPpG[21].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Algeria[3], a sovereign state[22], in Algeria[23], founded in 1962[24]; Spain[4], a sovereign state[25], in Spain[26], founded in 1715[27]; United Kingdom[5], a sovereign state[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1801[30]; and Morocco[6], a constitutional monarchy[31], in Morocco[32], founded in 1956[33]. Alboran Sea is part of Mediterranean Sea[12].

Designation and Status

Alboran Sea's instance of is recorded as marginal sea[7].

History and Context

Alboran Island is named after Alboran Sea[11].

Why It Matters

Alboran Sea draws 872 Wikipedia views per month (marginal_sea category, ranking #16 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . zgbk.com. zgbk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 71
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ary', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'ce', 'ckb', 'cs'
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007561066205171
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1SgPpG
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  3. 19w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
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    Coordinate location → {'lat': 36, 'lon': -3}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10077]]: geografico/1200478"
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