Abydos
city in ancient Egypt
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Summary
Abydos is an archaeological site[1]. Abydos ranks in the top 2% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,009 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sohag Governorate[3]
- Country: Egypt[4]
- Instance of: necropolis[5]
- Architectural style: Ancient Egypt[6]
- Commons category: Abydos[7]
- Has part(s): Umm el-Qa'ab[8], Kom el-Sultan[9], Temple of Seti I[10], Osireion[11], Pyramid of Ahmose[12], Temple of Ramesses II[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Abydos, Egypt sites[14]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], Encyclopedic Lexicon[19], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20], Pauly–Wissowa[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[23], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], Lexicon of Egyptology (1. Edition)[26], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[27], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[28]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[29]
- Native label: أبيدوس[30]
- Different from: Abydos[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 74 m[32]
- Culture: Ancient Egypt[33]
- World Heritage criteria: (iv)[34], (vi)[35]
- Name in hiero markup: Ab-b-Dw:O49[36]
Why It Matters
Abydos has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Abydos is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]