Birka

Summary

Birka is a town^[1]. Birka ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Birka is located in Ekerö Municipality^[3].
• Birka is in the country of Sweden^[4].
• Birka's instance of is recorded as ancient monument^[5].
• Birka's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Birka's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[7].
• Birka is part of Birka and Hovgården^[8].
• Birka's Commons category is recorded as Birka^[9].
• Birka's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.336666666667, 'lon': 17.545}^[10].
• Birka's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Björkö nature reserve^[11].
• Birka's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• Birka's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[13].
• Birka's different from is recorded as Berca^[14].
• Birka's different from is recorded as burqa^[15].

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Geography

Birka is in the country of Sweden^[4]. Birka is located in Ekerö Municipality^[3]. Birka is part of Birka and Hovgården^[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient monument^[5], archaeological site^[6], and ancient city^[7]. Birka's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[13].

Why It Matters

Birka ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).^[2] Birka has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] Birka is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]