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Castle of Silves

castle in Portugal
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Summary

Castle of Silves is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,633 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Silves[3]
  • Country: Portugal[4]
  • Instance of: cultural heritage[5], archaeological site[6]
  • Owned by: Portugal[7]
  • Architectural style: Moorish architecture[8]
  • Commons category: Castelo de Silves[9]
  • Commons gallery: Castelo de Silves[10]
  • Heritage designation: National Monument of Portugal[11]
  • Short name: Silves[12]

Why It Matters

Castle of Silves has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Portugal

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikilovesmonuments.org.pt. wikilovesmonuments.org.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikilovesmonuments.org.pt. wikilovesmonuments.org.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikilovesmonuments.org.pt. wikilovesmonuments.org.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Castle of Silves. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/castle-of-silves
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_castle-of-silves_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Castle of Silves}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/castle-of-silves}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-28}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Silves
    Architectural style → Moorish architecture
    Instance of → castle, cultural heritage, archaeological site
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39486|batch #39486]]"
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