Alan Kurdi

three-year-old who died from capsized boat August 2015
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Alan Kurdi

Summary

Alan Kurdi is a human[1]. His place of birth was Aïn al-Arab[2]. He was born on +2012-05-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Bodrum[4]. He died on +2015-09-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Alan Kurdi's place of birth was Aïn al-Arab[2].
  • Alan Kurdi passed away in Bodrum[4].
  • Alan Kurdi was born on +2012-05-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Kurdi died on +2015-09-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Alan Kurdi held citizenship in Syria[7].
  • Alan Kurdi's image is recorded as Mural Ffm Osthafen 02 (fcm).jpg[8].
  • Alan Kurdi is recorded as male[9].
  • Alan Kurdi's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Alan Kurdi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1437148705739837080007[11].
  • Alan Kurdi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2017005929[12].
  • Alan Kurdi's part of is recorded as European migrant crisis[13].
  • Alan Kurdi's Commons category is recorded as Alan Kurdi[14].
  • The cause of death was drowning[15].
  • Alan Kurdi's family name is recorded as Kurdi[16].
  • Alan Kurdi's given name is recorded as Alan[17].
  • Alan Kurdi's statement is subject of is recorded as photograph of Alan Kurdi[18].
  • Alan Kurdi's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 1630366669652[19].
  • Alan Kurdi's manner of death is recorded as accidental death[20].
  • Alan Kurdi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ku', 'text': 'Alan Kurdî'}[21].
  • Alan Kurdi's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bw3gvhd5[22].
  • Alan Kurdi's The Guardian topic ID is recorded as world/alan-kurdi[23].
  • Alan Kurdi's Quora topic ID is recorded as Alan-Kurdi-1[24].
  • Alan Kurdi's National Library of Poland MMS ID is recorded as 9810630285505606[25].
  • Alan Kurdi's LibraryThing author ID is recorded as kurdialan[26].
  • Alan Kurdi's Canadiana Name Authority ID is recorded as ncf10658981[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alan Kurdi's place of birth was Aïn al-Arab[2]. He was born on +2012-05-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Death and Burial

Alan Kurdi died on +2015-09-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Bodrum[4]. The cause of death was drowning[15].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Alan Kurdi include he[28], a salvage ship[29].

Why It Matters

Alan Kurdi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include he[28], a salvage ship[29].

FAQs

Where was Alan Kurdi born?

Alan Kurdi's place of birth was Aïn al-Arab[2].

Where did Alan Kurdi die?

Alan Kurdi passed away in Bodrum[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . nationalpost.com. nationalpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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