Abydos

Summary

Abydos is an archaeological site^[1]. Abydos ranks in the top 2% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,277 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Abydos is located in Sohag Governorate^[3].
• Abydos is in the country of Egypt^[4].
• Abydos's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[5].
• Abydos's instance of is recorded as necropolis^[6].
• Abydos's architectural style is recorded as Ancient Egypt^[7].
• Abydos's Commons category is recorded as Abydos^[8].
• Abydos comprises Umm el-Qa'ab^[9].
• Abydos comprises Kom el-Sultan^[10].
• Abydos comprises Temple of Seti I^[11].
• Abydos comprises Osireion^[12].
• Abydos comprises Pyramid of Ahmose^[13].
• Abydos comprises Temple of Ramesses II^[14].
• Abydos's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.185167, 'lon': 31.918889}^[15].
• Abydos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Abydos, Egypt sites^[16].
• Abydos's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[17].
• Abydos's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Abydos's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Abydos's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Abydos's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[21].
• Abydos's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[22].
• Abydos's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[23].
• Abydos's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Abydos's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[25].
• Abydos's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Abydos's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[27].

Body

Geography

Abydos is in the country of Egypt^[4]. Abydos is located in Sohag Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Abydos sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+74'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[5] and necropolis^[6]. Abydos's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[29].

Why It Matters

Abydos ranks in the top 2% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,277 views/month).^[2] Abydos has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Abydos is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]