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==Wikipedia EN==  
==Wikipedia EN==
[[Sphacteria]] (Greek: [[Σφακτηρία]] - Sfaktiria) also known as [[Sphagia]] ([[Σφαγία]]) is a small island at the entrance to the bay of [[Pylos]] in the [[Peloponnese]], Greece. It was the site of three battles:
[[Sphacteria]] (Greek: [[Σφακτηρία]] - Sfaktiria) also known as [[Sphagia]] ([[Σφαγία]]) is a small island at the entrance to the bay of [[Pylos]] in the [[Peloponnese]], Greece. It was the site of three battles:



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Σφακτηρία, ἡ.

Wikipedia EN

Sphacteria (Greek: Σφακτηρία - Sfaktiria) also known as Sphagia (Σφαγία) is a small island at the entrance to the bay of Pylos in the Peloponnese, Greece. It was the site of three battles:

  • the 425 BC Battle of Sphacteria in the Peloponnesian war.
  • the 1825 AD Battle of Sphacteria in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire
  • the 1827 AD Battle of Navarino, also in the Greek War of Independence