Sea of Marmara

Summary

Sea of Marmara is an adjacent sea^[1]. It draws 3,744 Wikipedia views per month (adjacent_sea category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sea of Marmara is in the country of Turkey^[3].
• Sea of Marmara's instance of is recorded as adjacent sea^[4].
• Marmara Island is named after Sea of Marmara^[5].
• Sea of Marmara's inflows is recorded as Biga River^[6].
• Sea of Marmara's inflows is recorded as Gönen River^[7].
• Sea of Marmara's inflows is recorded as Mustafakemalpaşa River^[8].
• Sea of Marmara's inflows is recorded as Q15845494^[9].
• Sea of Marmara's basin country is recorded as Turkey^[10].
• Sea of Marmara is part of Mediterranean Sea^[11].
• Sea of Marmara's Commons category is recorded as Sea of Marmara^[12].
• Sea of Marmara's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.75, 'lon': 28}^[13].
• Sea of Marmara's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sea of Marmara^[14].
• Sea of Marmara's category for the water basin is recorded as Q7618244^[15].
• Sea of Marmara's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Sea of Marmara's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Sea of Marmara's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Sea of Marmara's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[19].
• Sea of Marmara's described by source is recorded as Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition^[20].
• Sea of Marmara's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[21].
• Sea of Marmara's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Sea of Marmara's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Sea of Marmara's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• Sea of Marmara's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[25].
• Sea of Marmara's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Sea of Marmara's described by source is recorded as Oxford Classical Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

Sea of Marmara is in the country of Turkey^[3]. It is part of Mediterranean Sea^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Sea of Marmara covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11350'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Sea of Marmara's instance of is recorded as adjacent sea^[4].

History and Context

Marmara Island is named after Sea of Marmara^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sea of Marmara include Marmara University^[29], a public university^[30], in Turkey^[31], founded in 1883^[32], headquartered in Istanbul^[33]; Marmaraereğlisi^[34], a town^[35], in Turkey^[36]; Marmaracık^[37], a mahalle^[38], in Turkey^[39]; Marmara district^[40], a town^[41], in Turkey^[42], founded in 1987^[43]; and Marmara Region^[44], a region of Turkey^[45], in Turkey^[46], founded in 1941^[47].

Why It Matters

Sea of Marmara draws 3,744 Wikipedia views per month (adjacent_sea category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for it include Marmara University^[29], a public university^[30], in Turkey^[31], founded in 1883^[32], headquartered in Istanbul^[33]; Marmaraereğlisi^[34], a town^[35], in Turkey^[36]; Marmaracık^[37], a mahalle^[38], in Turkey^[39]; Marmara district^[40], a town^[41], in Turkey^[42], founded in 1987^[43]; and Marmara Region^[44], a region of Turkey^[45], in Turkey^[46], founded in 1941^[47].