Elam

ancient civilization of the Near East, centered in the Susiana plain and the Elamite highlands
Organization ancient_civilization Q128904
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Elam

Summary

Elam is an ancient civilization[1]. Elam draws 27,323 Wikipedia views per month (ancient_civilization category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elam is on the continent of Asia[3].
  • Elam's instance of is recorded as ancient civilization[4].
  • Elam's instance of is recorded as historical country[5].
  • Elam's capital is recorded as Anshan Persia[6].
  • Elam's capital is recorded as Susa[7].
  • Elam followed Proto-Elamite period[8].
  • Elam was followed by Achaemenid Empire[9].
  • Elam's Commons category is recorded as Elam[10].
  • 2700 BC marks the founding of Elam[11].
  • Elam was dissolved in 539 BC[12].
  • Elam's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 29.9, 'longitude': 52.4}[13].
  • Elam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Iran[14].
  • Elam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Elam[15].
  • Elam's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[16].
  • Elam's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[17].
  • Elam's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18].
  • Elam's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Elam's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Elam's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Elam's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Elam's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Elam's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[24].
  • Elam's replaces is recorded as Proto-Elamite period[25].
  • Elam's demonym is recorded as Elamite[26].
  • Elam's demonym is recorded as Elamitic[27].

Body

Founding

2700 BC marks the founding of Elam[11].

Identity

Elam followed Proto-Elamite period[8]. Elam was followed by Achaemenid Empire[9].

Dissolution

Elam was dissolved in 539 BC[12].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Elam include Linear Elamite[28], a writing system[29], founded in -3000[30] and proto-Elamite script[31], a writing system[32], founded in -3500[33].

Why It Matters

Elam draws 27,323 Wikipedia views per month (ancient_civilization category, ranking #3 of 8).[2] Elam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Elam is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Elam include Linear Elamite[28], a writing system[29], founded in -3000[30] and proto-Elamite script[31], a writing system[32], founded in -3500[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4014149-4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → ancient civilization of the Near East, centered in the Susiana plain and the Ela
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 5509
    Biblissima authority id → 1991 German Grand Prix
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q296938, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3GV50H
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 2368
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 2368, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107284603|Elam (#107284603)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary]] "
  5. 14w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → elamas
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: elamas"
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