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cradle of civilization

locations where civilization emerged
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Summary

cradle of civilization ranks in the top 0.2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,559 views/month, #153 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • cradle of civilization is a type of civilization[2].
  • cradle of civilization is a type of cultural region[3].
  • cradle of civilization's different from is recorded as Four Great Ancient Civilizations[4].
  • cradle of civilization's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include civilization[2] and cultural region[3].

Why It Matters

cradle of civilization ranks in the top 0.2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,559 views/month, #153 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Horcrux · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Different from → Four Great Ancient Civilizations
    Subclass of → civilization, cultural region
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/cradle-of-civilization
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: cradle of civilization, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788775427609"
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