Suwałki Gap

strategically important sparsely populated area near the Polish–Lithuanian border, between Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) and Belarus
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Suwałki Gap

Summary

Suwałki Gap is a salient[1]. It draws 3,393 Wikipedia views per month (salient category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Suwałki Gap is located in Podlaskie Voivodeship[3].
  • Suwałki Gap is located in Alytus County[4].
  • Suwałki Gap is located in Marijampolė County[5].
  • Suwałki Gap is in the country of Poland[6].
  • Suwałki Gap is in the country of Lithuania[7].
  • Suwałki Gap is in the country of Russia[8].
  • Suwałki Gap is in the country of Belarus[9].
  • Suwałki Gap's instance of is recorded as salient[10].
  • Suwałki is named after Suwałki Gap[11].
  • Suwałki Gap's Commons category is recorded as Suwalki Gap[12].
  • Suwałki Gap's said to be the same as is recorded as Lithuania–Poland border[13].
  • Suwałki Gap's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.25, 'lon': 23.34}[14].
  • Suwałki Gap's described at URL is recorded as https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/suwalki-gap.htm[15].
  • Suwałki Gap's facet of is recorded as NATO[16].
  • Suwałki Gap's different from is recorded as Lithuania–Poland border[17].
  • Suwałki Gap's different from is recorded as Suwałki corridor[18].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Poland[6], a sovereign state[19], in Poland[20], founded in 1918[21]; Lithuania[7], a sovereign state[22], in Lithuania[23], founded in 1990[24]; Russia[8], a sovereign state[25], in Russia[26], founded in 1991[27]; and Belarus[9], a sovereign state[28], in Belarus[29], founded in 1991[30]. Located in include Podlaskie Voivodeship[3], a voivodeship of Poland[31], in Poland[32], founded in 1999[33]; Alytus County[4], a county of Lithuania[34], in Lithuania[35]; and Marijampolė County[5], a county of Lithuania[36], in Lithuania[37].

Designation and Status

Suwałki Gap's instance of is recorded as salient[10].

History and Context

Suwałki is named after Suwałki Gap[11].

Why It Matters

Suwałki Gap draws 3,393 Wikipedia views per month (salient category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Facet of NATO
    Named after Suwałki
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