Aran Islands

group of three islands on the west coast of Ireland
Place island_group Q212893
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Aran Islands

Summary

Aran Islands is an island group[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,565 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aran Islands is located in County Galway[3].
  • Aran Islands is in the country of Ireland[4].
  • Aran Islands is on the body of water Galway Bay[5].
  • Aran Islands's instance of is recorded as island group[6].
  • Aran Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago[7].
  • Aran Islands's Commons category is recorded as Aran Islands[8].
  • Aran Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[9].
  • Aran Islands comprises Inis Oírr[10].
  • Aran Islands comprises Inis Meáin[11].
  • Aran Islands comprises Inis Mór[12].
  • Aran Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.116666666667, 'lon': -9.7}[13].
  • Aran Islands's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Atlantic Ocean[14].
  • Aran Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aran Islands[15].
  • Aran Islands's Commons gallery is recorded as Aran Islands[16].
  • Aran Islands's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Aran Islands's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • Aran Islands's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Aran Islands's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Aran Islands'}[20].
  • Aran Islands's different from is recorded as Isle of Arran[21].
  • Aran Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+51'}[22].
  • Aran Islands's historic county is recorded as County Galway[23].

Body

Geography

Aran Islands is in the country of Ireland[4]. It is located in County Galway[3]. It is on the body of water Galway Bay[5].

Physical Characteristics

Aran Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+51'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island group[6] and archipelago[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Aran Islands include Aran jumper[24], in Ireland[25], founded in 0800[26].

Why It Matters

Aran Islands ranks in the top 3% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,565 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for it include Aran jumper[24], in Ireland[25], founded in 0800[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Coordinate location {'lat': 53.116666666667, 'lon': -9.7}
    Country
    Has part(s) Inis Oírr, Inis Meáin, Inis Mór
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 179356, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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