Deir el-Medina

ancient Egyptian village in the Valley of the Kings
Place human_settlement Q750212
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Deir el-Medina

Summary

Deir el-Medina is a human settlement[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (428 views/month, #185 of 35,923).[2]

Key Facts

  • Deir el-Medina is located in Luxor Governorate[3].
  • Deir el-Medina is in the country of Egypt[4].
  • Deir el-Medina's instance of is recorded as human settlement[5].
  • Deir el-Medina's instance of is recorded as necropolis[6].
  • Deir el-Medina's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[7].
  • Deir el-Medina's instance of is recorded as cultural heritage[8].
  • Deir el-Medina's Commons category is recorded as Deir el-Medina[9].
  • Deir el-Medina's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[10].
  • Deir el-Medina's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.72833333333333, 'lon': 32.60138888888889}[11].
  • Deir el-Medina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Deir el-Medina[12].
  • Deir el-Medina's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دير المدينة'}[13].
  • Deir el-Medina sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+109'}[14].
  • Deir el-Medina dates from the New Kingdom of Egypt[15].
  • Deir el-Medina's culture is recorded as Ancient Egypt[16].
  • Deir el-Medina's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Ernesto Schiaparelli[17].
  • Deir el-Medina's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Bernard Bruyère[18].

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Geography

Deir el-Medina is in the country of Egypt[4]. It is located in Luxor Governorate[3].

Physical Characteristics

Deir el-Medina sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+109'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement[5], necropolis[6], archaeological site[7], and cultural heritage[8].

Why It Matters

Deir el-Medina ranks in the top 0.52% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (428 views/month, #185 of 35,923).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 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.

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. 22d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+02:00
    Culture Ancient Egypt
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Luxor Governorate
    Country Egypt
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/deir-el-medina/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jark"
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