Chufut-Kale

historic fortress in Crimea
AdministrativeArea fortress Q1017178
Chufut-Kale
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Summary

Chufut-Kale is a fortress[1]. Chufut-Kale draws 268 Wikipedia views per month (fortress category, ranking #45 of 351).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chufut-Kale is located in Bakhchysarai Raion[3].
  • Chufut-Kale is located in Bakhchysarai[4].
  • Chufut-Kale is in the country of Ukraine[5].
  • Chufut-Kale is in the country of Russia[6].
  • Chufut-Kale is in the country of Кырк-Орское княжество[7].
  • Chufut-Kale is in the country of Byzantine Empire[8].
  • Chufut-Kale's instance of is recorded as fortress[9].
  • Chufut-Kale's instance of is recorded as ancient city[10].
  • Chufut-Kale's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[11].
  • Chufut-Kale's instance of is recorded as ruins[12].
  • Chufut-Kale's Commons category is recorded as Çufut Qale[13].
  • Chufut-Kale comprises Mausoleum of Tokhtamysh's daughter[14].
  • Chufut-Kale comprises Big Kenassa in Çufut Qale[15].
  • Chufut-Kale comprises Small Kenassa in Çufut Qale[16].
  • 500 marks the founding of Chufut-Kale[17].
  • 600 marks the founding of Chufut-Kale[18].
  • Chufut-Kale's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.74102778, 'lon': 33.92446667}[19].
  • Chufut-Kale's significant event is recorded as 1783 Russian annexation of Crimea[20].
  • Chufut-Kale's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Çufut Qale[21].
  • Chufut-Kale's Commons gallery is recorded as Chufut Kale[22].
  • Chufut-Kale's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1254[23].
  • Chufut-Kale's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[24].
  • Chufut-Kale's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Chufut-Kale's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Chufut-Kale's described by source is recorded as Geographical statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Ukraine[5], a sovereign state[28], in Ukraine[29], founded in 1991[30]; Russia[6], a sovereign state[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1991[33]; Кырк-Орское княжество[7], a principality[34]; and Byzantine Empire[8], an empire[35], in Roman Empire[36], founded in 0395[37]. Located in include Bakhchysarai Raion[3], a raion of Ukraine[38], in Soviet Union[39], founded in 1923[40] and Bakhchysarai[4], a city in Ukraine[41], in Crimean Khanate[42].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include fortress[9], ancient city[10], archaeological site[11], and ruins[12]. Heritage statuses include federal cultural heritage site in Russia[43], State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine[44], and cultural heritage site in Russia[45].

History and Context

Recorded inception include 500[17] and 600[18].

Why It Matters

Chufut-Kale draws 268 Wikipedia views per month (fortress category, ranking #45 of 351).[2] Chufut-Kale has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Chufut-Kale is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . ru-monuments.toolforge.org. ru-monuments.toolforge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . 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] ↑ . ru-monuments.toolforge.org. ru-monuments.toolforge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . 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. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [45] ↑ . Retrieved . 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
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] ↑ . 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. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . 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. 9d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation → federal cultural heritage site in Russia, State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine, cultural heritage site in Russia
    Significant event → 1783 Russian annexation of Crimea
    Capital of → Crimean ulus of the Golden Horde
    Country → Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union +4
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-rank:1||1 */ Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bakhchysarai Raion, remove unnecessary use of preferred rank #msynbotTask13"
  2. 15d ago · Infovarius · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'as', 'az', 'azb', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'ce', 'commons', 'crh', 'de', 'en',
    Sitelink count → 37
    Official name → {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Чуфут-Кале'}, {'lang': 'crh', 'text': 'Çufut Qale / Чуфут Къале'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official name: Чуфут-Кале"
  3. 10w ago · Younforet · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +0500-00-00T00:00:00Z, +0600-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → fortress, ancient city, archaeological site +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Inception: 5. century"
  4. 10w ago · Younforet · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +0500-00-00T00:00:00Z, +0600-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Inception: 5. century"
  5. 10w ago · Younforet · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of earliest written record → +1254-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Time of earliest written record: 1254"
  6. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q83934
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q83934, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/31afc9a6fd8|details]])"
  7. 12w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 4377
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 4377, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167477004|CHUFUT-KALE (#167477004)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia"
  8. 20w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Mausoleum of Tokhtamysh's daughter, Big Kenassa in Çufut Qale, Small Kenassa in Çufut Qale
    Has parts → —
    Country → Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union +4
    Category for people born here → Q8079235
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:چوفوت کعلہ]]"
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