Chersonesus

ancient city in today's Sevastopol, Crimea
Organization archaeological_site Q638445
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Chersonesus

Summary

Chersonesus is an archaeological site[1]. Chersonesus ranks in the top 4% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chersonesus was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities[3].
  • Chersonesus is located in Sevastopol[4].
  • Chersonesus is in the country of Russia[5].
  • Chersonesus is in the country of Ukraine[6].
  • Chersonesus is in the country of Byzantine Empire[7].
  • Chersonesus is in the country of Empire of Trebizond[8].
  • Chersonesus is in the country of Ottoman Empire[9].
  • Chersonesus's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[10].
  • Chersonesus's instance of is recorded as ancient city[11].
  • Chersonesus's instance of is recorded as polis[12].
  • Chersonesus's instance of is recorded as historic site[13].
  • Chersonesus's instance of is recorded as cultural property[14].
  • Chersonesus is owned by Ancient Greek colonization of the Northern Black Sea[15].
  • Chersonesus is part of Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora[16].
  • Chersonesus's Commons category is recorded as Chersonesos Taurica[17].
  • 500 BC marks the founding of Chersonesus[18].
  • Chersonesus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.611627, 'lon': 33.493302}[19].
  • Chersonesus's significant event is recorded as list of World Heritage in Danger[20].
  • Chersonesus's official website is recorded as http://chersonesos-sev.ru/[21].
  • Chersonesus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chersonesos Taurica[22].
  • Chersonesus's Commons gallery is recorded as Херсонес Таврический[23].
  • Chersonesus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[24].
  • Chersonesus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[25].
  • Chersonesus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Chersonesus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Founding

500 BC marks the founding of Chersonesus[18].

Identity

Chersonesus is part of Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora[16].

Ownership

Chersonesus is owned by Ancient Greek colonization of the Northern Black Sea[15].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Chersonesus include Hieromartyrs of Cherson[28], a hieromartyr[29].

Why It Matters

Chersonesus ranks in the top 4% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2] Chersonesus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Chersonesus is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Chersonesus include Hieromartyrs of Cherson[28], a hieromartyr[29].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. Retrieved . heritage.toolforge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. Retrieved . heritage.toolforge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . ubc.net. Retrieved . ubc.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Nomisma. Retrieved . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 4d ago · Infovarius · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'as', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'crh', 'cs', '
    Country → Russia, Ukraine, Bosporan Kingdom +4
    Inception → -0500-00-00T00:00:00Z
    World heritage criteria → (ii), (v)
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q178913]]"
  2. 5d ago · Triedros · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'as', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'crh', 'cs', '
    Sitelink count → 65
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q212]]"
  3. 15d ago · Tohaomg · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 44.611627, 'lon': 33.493302}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 44°36'40.856"N, 33°29'33.029"E"
  4. 10w ago · Shwabb1 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → list of World Heritage in Danger
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P793]]: [[Q222384]]"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product or material produced → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0237463-Chersones-zanikle-mesto
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0237463-Chersones-zanikle-mesto, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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