city block
central element of urban planning and urban design; smallest area that is surrounded by streets
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city block
Summary
city block ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,738 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- city block is a type of human settlement[2].
- city block is a type of architectural structure[3].
- city block's Commons category is recorded as City blocks[4].
- city block's topic's main category is recorded as Category:City blocks[5].
- city block's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as place=city_block[6].
- city block's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[7].
- city block's different from is recorded as quarter[8].
- city block's different from is recorded as neighborhood[9].
- city block's different from is recorded as housing estate[10].
- city block's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].
- city block's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Q140249898[12].
- city block's P14541 is recorded as 2SKcbo[13].
- city block's P14692 is recorded as Diaspora Revolt[14].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include human settlement[2] and architectural structure[3].
Influence
Things named for city block include Blockleiter[15], a position[16], in Nazi Germany[17].
Why It Matters
city block ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,738 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]
Entities named for it include Blockleiter[15], a position[16], in Nazi Germany[17].