Babi Yar
ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and site of Nazi massacres
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Summary
Babi Yar is a place of mass murder[1]. It draws 12,049 Wikipedia views per month (place of mass murder category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kyiv[3]
- Country: Ukraine[4]
- Commons category: Babi Yar[5]
- Point in time: September 30, 1941[6]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[7]
- Significant event: Babi Yar massacre[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Babi Yar[9]
- Described at URL: https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/documentary-heritage-babyn-yar[10], https://www.unesco.org/fr/memory-world/documentary-heritage-babyn-yar[11]
- Category for people who died here: Q32222283[12]
- Different from: Babi Yar[13]
- Area: 41.5 ha[14]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine[15]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Babi Yar include it massacre[16], an event[17].
Why It Matters
Babi Yar has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]
Entities named for it include it massacre[16], an event[17].