Cephalonia
Greek island in the Ionian Sea
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Summary
Cephalonia is an island[1]. Cephalonia ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,899 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kefalonia Municipality[3], Kefalonia Regional Unit[4]
- Country: Greece[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ionian Sea[6]
- Capital: Argostoli[7]
- Location: Ionian Sea[8]
- Postal code: 280[9]
- Part of: Ionian Islands[10]
- Commons category: Kefalonia[11]
- Patron saint: Gerasimus of Kefalonia[12]
- Local dialing code: 267x0[13]
- Highest point: Mount Ainos[14]
- Located in/on physical feature: Ionian Islands[15]
- Significant event: Siege of the Castle of Saint George[16]
- Official website: http://www.kefalonia.gr[17], http://www.cephalonie.fr[18], http://www.cephalonie.com[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cephalonia[20]
- Population: 36,064[21]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[22], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Otto's encyclopedia[26], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[28], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], Pauly–Wissowa[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kefalonia[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kefalonia[33]
- Native label: Κεφαλονιά[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Cephalonia[35]
- Length: 48 km[36]
- Elevation above sea level: 1620 m[37]
- Area: 734.014 km²[38]
- Width: 30 km[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Cephalonia include Kefalonia International Airport[40], an international airport[41], in Greece[42], founded in 1971[43].
Why It Matters
Cephalonia has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Cephalonia is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Cephalonia include Kefalonia International Airport[40], an international airport[41], in Greece[42], founded in 1971[43].