Cahokia

archaeological site near East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
Place archaeological_site Q333661
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Cahokia

Summary

Cahokia is an archaeological site[1]. Cahokia ranks in the top 0.15% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,140 views/month, #5 of 3,303).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cahokia is located in Collinsville[3].
  • Cahokia is in the country of United States[4].
  • Cahokia is in the country of Ramey state[5].
  • Cahokia's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Cahokia's instance of is recorded as Illinois state park[7].
  • Cahokia's instance of is recorded as ancient city[8].
  • Cahokia's maintained by is recorded as Illinois Historic Preservation Division[9].
  • Cahokia took place at East St. Louis[10].
  • Cahokia took place at Collinsville[11].
  • Cahokia took place at St. Clair County[12].
  • Cahokia is part of Mississippian culture[13].
  • Cahokia's Commons category is recorded as Cahokia[14].
  • Cahokia comprises Monks Mound[15].
  • 1050 marks the founding of Cahokia[16].
  • Cahokia's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.653888888889, 'longitude': -90.064444444444}[17].
  • Cahokia's official website is recorded as http://www.cahokiamounds.org/[18].
  • Cahokia has a population of {'amount': '+20000'}[19].
  • Cahokia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Cahokia's capital of is recorded as Ramey state[21].
  • Cahokia's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[22].
  • Cahokia's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[23].
  • Cahokia's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[24].
  • Cahokia's present in work is recorded as Civilization V[25].
  • Cahokia's different from is recorded as Cahokia[26].
  • Cahokia covers an area of {'amount': '+4000'}[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United States[4], a sovereign state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1776[30] and Ramey state[5], a quasi-state[31]. Cahokia is located in Collinsville[3]. Cahokia is part of Mississippian culture[13].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+4000'}[27] and {'amount': '+541'}[32]. Cahokia has a population of {'amount': '+20000'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[6], Illinois state park[7], and ancient city[8]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[22], World Heritage Site[23], and National Register of Historic Places listed place[24].

History and Context

1050 marks the founding of Cahokia[16].

Why It Matters

Cahokia ranks in the top 0.15% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,140 views/month, #5 of 3,303).[2] Cahokia has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Cahokia is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . 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. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1276206356
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    World heritage criteria → (iii), (iv)
    Culture → Mississippian culture
    Has parts → —
    Capital of → Ramey state
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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