Al-Qaeda

Salafi jihadist organization founded in 1988
Organization terrorist_organization Q34490
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Al-Qaeda

Summary

Al-Qaeda is a terrorist organization[1]. Al-Qaeda ranks in the top 0.61% of terrorist_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,930 views/month, #1 of 165).[2]

Key Facts

  • Al-Qaeda's image is recorded as Main countries of activity of Al-Qaeda.png[3].
  • Al-Qaeda's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization[4].
  • Al-Qaeda's instance of is recorded as armed organization[5].
  • Al-Qaeda's flag image is recorded as Flag of Jihad.svg[6].
  • Al-Qaeda's founder is recorded as Osama bin Laden[7].
  • jihad is named after Al-Qaeda[8].
  • Al-Qaeda's ISNI is recorded as 0000000113129741[9].
  • Al-Qaeda's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115336365[10].
  • Al-Qaeda's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151552546[11].
  • Al-Qaeda's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138331691[12].
  • Al-Qaeda's GND ID is recorded as 4666782-9[13].
  • Al-Qaeda's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001058020[14].
  • Al-Qaeda's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14426810s[15].
  • Al-Qaeda's IdRef ID is recorded as 067234488[16].
  • Al-Qaeda's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01027005[17].
  • Al-Qaeda's Commons category is recorded as Al-Qaeda[18].
  • Al-Qaeda's chairperson is recorded as Saif al-Adel[19].
  • Al-Qaeda's country of origin is recorded as Afghanistan[20].
  • Al-Qaeda's has part is recorded as Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula[21].
  • Al-Qaeda's has part is recorded as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb[22].
  • Al-Qaeda's has part is recorded as al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent[23].
  • Al-Qaeda's has part is recorded as Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina[24].
  • Al-Qaeda's has part is recorded as Al-Qaeda in Turkey[25].
  • Al-Qaeda's has part is recorded as Al-Qaeda in the Sinai Peninsula[26].
  • Al-Qaeda's has part is recorded as Al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions[27].

Body

Founding

Al-Qaeda's founder is recorded as Osama bin Laden[7]. +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Al-Qaeda[28].

Leadership

Al-Qaeda's chairperson is recorded as Saif al-Adel[19].

Why It Matters

Al-Qaeda ranks in the top 0.61% of terrorist_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,930 views/month, #1 of 165).[2] Al-Qaeda has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Al-Qaeda is known by 162 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The Terrorism, Ideology, and Transformations of Al-Qaeda. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Position held by head of the organization General Emir of Al-Qaeda
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