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Strait of Otranto

strait that connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea and separates Italy from Albania
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Summary

Strait of Otranto is a strait[1]. It draws 1,320 Wikipedia views per month (strait category, ranking #55 of 402).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Italy[3], Albania[4]
  • Instance of: sound[5]
  • Named after: Otranto[6]
  • Commons category: Strait of Otranto[7]
  • Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[8]
  • Native label: Canale d'Otranto[9]
  • Vertical depth: 850 m[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Strait of Otranto[12]
  • P14541: 2mNG7p[13]

Why It Matters

Strait of Otranto has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Albania Italy Otranto

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap relation id → 11118019
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'ban', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'ceb'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap relation id: 11118019"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Otranto
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 40.21943888888889, 'lon': 18.92556111111111}
    Country → Italy, Albania
    Coordinates → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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