Sapientza

Sapientza or Sapienza is a island off the southern coast of the , near the city of . It is administratively part of the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, in Messenia.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: Greek island and settlement
  • Also known as: Nisida Sapientza

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Methoni and Evangelismos.

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, formerly Methone or Modon, is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit.

Village
is a town near the southern coast of Messenia, . It is located 10 km southeast of and 5 km east of . The town is the main settlement in Community which itself is part of the Methoni municipal unit within the Pylos-Nestor municipality. is situated 9 km northeast of Sapientza.

Sapientza

Latitude
36.76998° or 36° 46′ 12″ north
Longitude
21.70422° or 21° 42′ 15″ east
Elevation
129 metres (423 feet)
Open location code
8G83QP93+XM
Geo­Names ID
254103
Wiki­data ID
Q187039
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sapientza” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: سابينتزا
  • Cebuano: Nisída Sapiéntza
  • Chinese: 萨皮恩察岛
  • Chinese: 萨皮恩扎岛
  • Chinese: 薩皮恩札島
  • Dutch: Sapientza
  • Estonian: Sapiéntza
  • Finnish: Sapiéntza
  • French: Sapientza
  • German: Sapientza
  • Greek: Nisís Sapiéntza
  • Greek: Νησίδα Σαπιέντζα
  • Greek: Νησίς Σαπιέντζα
  • Greek: Σαπιέντζα
  • Irish: Sapientza
  • Italian: Sapienza
  • Japanese: サピエンツァ島
  • Lithuanian: Sapienca
  • Russian: Сапьендза
  • Spanish: Sapientza
  • Swedish: Nisída Sapiéntza
  • Turkish: Barak Reis Adası
  • Ukrainian: Сапієнца

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