Zakynthos
Greek island in the Ionian Sea
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Summary
Zakynthos is an island[1]. Zakynthos ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,010 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Zakynthos Municipality[3]
- Country: Greece[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ionian Sea[5]
- Instance of: polis[6]
- Flag: flag of Zakynthos[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Sulmona[8], Pavia[9], Ripatransone[10], Sagunto[11], Noci[12]
- Postal code: 29x[13]
- Part of: Ionian Islands[14]
- Commons category: Zakynthos[15]
- Patron saint: Dionysios of Zakynthos[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[17], UTC+03:00[18]
- Local dialing code: 26950[19]
- Located in/on physical feature: Ionian Islands[20]
- Official website: https://www.zakynthos.gov.gr/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zakynthos[22]
- Population: 41,180[23]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[24], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[25], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[26], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Zakynthos[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Zakynthos[31]
- Native label: Ζάκυνθος[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Zakynthos[33]
- Different from: Zakynthos Municipality[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 758 m[35]
- Area: 405.55 km²[36]
- Perimeter: 123 km[37]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Zakynthos include Zante currant[38] and Zakynthos International Airport[39], an international airport[40], in Greece[41].
Why It Matters
Zakynthos has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Zakynthos is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Zakynthos include Zante currant[38] and Zakynthos International Airport[39], an international airport[40], in Greece[41].