Cairo Citadel

medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt
AdministrativeArea fortification Q1988240
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Cairo Citadel

Summary

Cairo Citadel is a fortification[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of fortification entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (429 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cairo Citadel is located in Cairo Governorate[3].
  • Cairo Citadel is in the country of Egypt[4].
  • Cairo Citadel's image is recorded as Flickr - HuTect ShOts - Citadel of Salah El.Din and Masjid Muhammad Ali قلعة صلاح الدين الأيوبي ومسجد محمد علي - Cairo - Egypt - 17 04 2010 (4).jpg[5].
  • Cairo Citadel's instance of is recorded as fortification[6].
  • Cairo Citadel's commissioned by is recorded as Saladin[7].
  • Cairo Citadel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315161087[8].
  • Cairo Citadel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh95003919[9].
  • Cairo Citadel's part of is recorded as Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun, The Citadel Area, The Fatimid Nucleus of Cairo, Necropolis[10].
  • Cairo Citadel's Commons category is recorded as Cairo Citadel[11].
  • Cairo Citadel's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20019045[12].
  • +1176-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cairo Citadel[13].
  • Cairo Citadel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.0294, 'lon': 31.2614}[14].
  • Cairo Citadel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/084f6q[15].
  • Cairo Citadel's described by source is recorded as Architectural Guide Cairo[16].
  • Cairo Citadel's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7913721[17].
  • Cairo Citadel's date of official opening is recorded as +1183-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Cairo Citadel's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'قلعة صلاح الدين الأيوبي'}[19].
  • Cairo Citadel's FAST ID is recorded as 1714223[20].
  • Cairo Citadel's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11dyhz4rt[21].
  • Cairo Citadel's TripAdvisor ID is recorded as 308820[22].
  • Cairo Citadel's Google Maps Customer ID is recorded as 3448515849604247151[23].
  • Cairo Citadel's National Library of Brazil ID is recorded as 000084654[24].
  • Cairo Citadel's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Castle", "AlQalaaAlGabal"][25].
  • Cairo Citadel's Archnet site ID is recorded as 218[26].
  • Cairo Citadel's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as citadel-of-saladin[27].

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Geography

Cairo Citadel is in the country of Egypt[4]. It is located in Cairo Governorate[3]. Its part of is recorded as Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun, The Citadel Area, The Fatimid Nucleus of Cairo, Necropolis[10].

Designation and Status

Cairo Citadel's instance of is recorded as fortification[6].

History and Context

+1176-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cairo Citadel[13].

Why It Matters

Cairo Citadel ranks in the top 2% of fortification entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (429 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Architectural Guide Cairo. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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