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Strait of Messina

strait between Sicily and Calabria
Place strait Q134705
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Summary

Strait of Messina is a strait[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,768 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Italy[3]
  • Basin country: Italy[4]
  • Part of: Mediterranean Sea[5]
  • Commons category: Strait of Messina[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Straits of Messina[7]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[10], Pauly–Wissowa[11]
  • Native label: Stretto di Messina[12]
  • Different from: Messina[13]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Q26203892[14]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Strait of Messina[15]

Why It Matters

Strait of Messina has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Italy Messina

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . 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. 14d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap relation id → 11160661
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'co',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap relation id: 11160661"
  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Akureyri
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q29042, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  3. 21w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7 +1
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.245833333333, 'lon': 15.6325}
    Country → —
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Strait of Messina
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Spanish cultural heritage thesauri id: geografico/1201672"
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