Bengal

Summary

Bengal is a historical region^[1]. Bengal ranks in the top 0.66% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,489 views/month, #3 of 457).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bengal is located in West Bengal^[3].
• Bengal is located in Bangladesh^[4].
• Bengal is located in Tripura^[5].
• Bengal is located in Barak Valley division^[6].
• Bengal is in the country of India^[7].
• Bengal is in the country of Bangladesh^[8].
• Bengal's image is recorded as Map of the Majority Bengali Speaking Areas.png^[9].
• Bengal's instance of is recorded as historical region^[10].
• Bengal's instance of is recorded as region^[11].
• Bengal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154201622^[12].
• Bengal's GND ID is recorded as 1054631026^[13].
• Bengal's locator map image is recorded as Map of Bengal.svg^[14].
• Bengal's Commons category is recorded as Bengal^[15].
• Bengal's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q1571 (mar)-Vj18081991-बंगाल.wav^[16].
• Bengal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.9888, 'lon': 88.7311}^[17].
• Bengal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01js1^[18].
• Bengal's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge162327^[19].
• Bengal's located in/on physical feature is recorded as South Asia^[20].
• Bengal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bengal^[21].
• Bengal's page banner is recorded as পানাম নগর, সোনারগাঁ ব্যানার.jpg^[22].
• Bengal's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Bengal^[23].
• Bengal's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0009125^[24].
• Bengal's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1522253^[25].
• Bengal's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Bengal's described by source is recorded as History of Ming^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include India^[7], a country^[28], in India^[29], founded in 1947^[30] and Bangladesh^[8], a sovereign state^[31], in Bangladesh^[32], founded in 1971^[33]. Located in include West Bengal^[3], a state of India^[34], in India^[35], founded in 1950^[36]; Bangladesh^[4], a sovereign state^[37], in Bangladesh^[38], founded in 1971^[39]; Tripura^[5], a state of India^[40], in India^[41], founded in 1972^[42]; and Barak Valley division^[6], a valley^[43], in India^[44].

Physical Characteristics

Bengal's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+236322'}^[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historical region^[10] and region^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bengal include West Bengal^[46], a state of India^[47], in India^[48], founded in 1950^[49]; bungalow^[50], an architectural style^[51]; and Bangla alphabet^[52], an abugida^[53], in Bangladesh^[54], founded in 1100^[55].

Why It Matters

Bengal ranks in the top 0.66% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,489 views/month, #3 of 457).^[2] Bengal has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] Bengal is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for Bengal include West Bengal^[46], a state of India^[47], in India^[48], founded in 1950^[49]; bungalow^[50], an architectural style^[51]; and Bangla alphabet^[52], an abugida^[53], in Bangladesh^[54], founded in 1100^[55].