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Durham

county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, United States
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Durham

Summary

Durham is a city in the United States[1]. Durham ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,951 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Durham is located in Durham County[3].
  • Durham is in the country of United States[4].
  • Durham's head of government is recorded as Steve Schewel[5].
  • Durham's head of government is recorded as Leonardo Williams[6].
  • Durham's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[7].
  • Durham's instance of is recorded as big city[8].
  • Durham's instance of is recorded as county seat[9].
  • Durham's instance of is recorded as city in North Carolina[10].
  • Bartlett S. Durham is named after Durham[11].
  • Durham's flag is recorded as flag of Durham[12].
  • Durham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Arusha[13].
  • Durham's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toyama[14].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27701[15].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27702[16].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27703[17].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27704[18].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27705[19].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27706[20].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27707[21].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27708[22].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27709[23].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27710[24].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27711[25].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27712[26].
  • Durham's postal code is recorded as 27713[27].

Body

Founding

1869 marks the founding of Durham[28].

Identity

Durham's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Durham'}[29]. Durham is part of Research Triangle[30].

Why It Matters

Durham ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,951 views/month).[2] Durham has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Durham is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Alicia Nicki Washington Arusha Bart D. Ehrman Donald Wayne Grace Duke Clinical Research Institute Duke University Duke University Center for International Studies Eric S. Roberts Franklin Humanities Institute Fred Brooks Fredric Jameson Fritz London Institute for Southern Studies James Buchanan Duke John W. Carr Mary Lou Williams Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Nathaniel Macon National Humanities Center National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Nicholas School of the Environment North Carolina Biotechnology Center North Carolina Central University RTI International United States Valuebase William McDougall William Stern

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . durhamnc.gov. Retrieved . durhamnc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . nctreasurer.com. nctreasurer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . 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.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Bartlett S. Durham
    History of topic → timeline of Durham, North Carolina
    Named after → —
    Capital of → Durham County
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q138812596]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258464|batch #258464]]"
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