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citadel

type of fortress protecting a town and naval term for a safe room
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Summary

citadel is a type of building[1]. citadel ranks in the top 4% of type of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,530 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: fortification[3], fortified settlement[4], military installation[5]
  • Commons category: Citadels[6]
  • Has part(s): place-of-arms[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Citadels[8]
  • Commons gallery: Citadels[9]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[14]
  • Different from: Citadel[15]

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Influence

Things named for citadel include Citadel of Antwerp[16], in Belgium[17], founded in 1567[18].

Why It Matters

citadel has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] citadel is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for citadel include Citadel of Antwerp[16], in Belgium[17], founded in 1567[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . 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. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → fortification, fortified settlement, military installation
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +2
    Different from → Citadel, Citadel, Citadel
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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