Caves of Hercules

Moroccan cultural heritage site
Landform cave Q12244393
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Summary

Caves of Hercules is a cave[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of cave entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Caves of Hercules is located in Tangier[3].
  • Caves of Hercules is located in Tangier-Tetouan[4].
  • Caves of Hercules is in the country of Morocco[5].
  • Caves of Hercules is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[6].
  • Caves of Hercules is on the continent of Africa[7].
  • Caves of Hercules's instance of is recorded as cave[8].
  • Caves of Hercules is made of limestone[9].
  • The location of Caves of Hercules was Coastline of Africa[10].
  • The location of Caves of Hercules was Cape Spartel[11].
  • Caves of Hercules is used for tourist attraction[12].
  • Caves of Hercules's Commons category is recorded as Caves of Hercules, Tanger[13].
  • Caves of Hercules's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1096[14].
  • Caves of Hercules's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.76027777777778, 'lon': -5.939166666666667}[15].
  • Caves of Hercules's significant event is recorded as Labours of Heracles[16].
  • Caves of Hercules's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/herkulove-jaskyne/[17].
  • Caves of Hercules's heritage designation is recorded as Moroccan cultural heritage[18].
  • Caves of Hercules's date of official opening is recorded as 1920[19].

Body

Geography

Caves of Hercules is in the country of Morocco[5]. Located in include Tangier[3], a city[20], in Morocco[21], founded in -0401[22] and Tangier-Tetouan[4], a former region of Morocco[23], in Morocco[24]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[6]. It is on the continent of Africa[7].

Designation and Status

Caves of Hercules's instance of is recorded as cave[8]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Moroccan cultural heritage[18].

Why It Matters

Caves of Hercules ranks in the top 3% of cave entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . 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. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/herkulove-jask
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Described at url: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/herkulove-jaskyne/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:J"
  2. 24w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Coastline of Africa, Cape Spartel
    Located in or next to body of water → Atlantic Ocean
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Cave", "GrottesDHercule::6sz28"]
    Instance of → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Cave", "GrottesDHercule::6sz28"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257131|batch #257131]]"
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