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Adana massacre

massacre of Armenian Christians by Ottoman Muslims
Event massacre Q2087792
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Summary

Adana massacre is a massacre[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of massacre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,127 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Ottoman Empire[3]
  • Location: Adana vilayet[4], Cilicia[5]
  • Commons category: Adana massacre[6]
  • Target: Armenians in the Ottoman Empire[7]
  • Point in time: April 1909[8]
  • Number of deaths: 20,000[9]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[10]

Why It Matters

Adana massacre has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Kareyac · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 35
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'avk', 'az', 'bg', 'ca', 'ckb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Target: Armenians in the Ottoman Empire"
  2. 10w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of deaths → {'amount': '+20000'}
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  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → +1909-04-00T00:00:00Z
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 37, 'lon': 35.32133}
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1
    Coordinates → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007294981205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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