Sitia

Article summary

Sitia (Latin and Italian) or Siteia ( , ) is a port town and a municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece. The town has 11,166 inhabitants and the municipality has 20,438 (2021). It lies east of Agios Nikolaos and northeast of Ierapetra. Sitia's port is on the Sea of Crete, part of the Aegean Sea and is one of the economic centers of the Lasithi region. European route E75 (which ends in Vardø, Norway) starts in Sitia. The town is served by the Sitia Public Airport. It has not experienced the effects of mass tourism even though there is a long beach along the road leading to Vai and several places of historical interest.

Key claims

1. area: 7500m — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. population: 11,166 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. population: 570 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the area is "7500m". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1947". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the population is "11,166 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the population is "570 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375876065