Eridu

Summary

Eridu is an archaeological site^[1]. Eridu ranks in the top 1% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (636 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Eridu is located in Dhi Qar Governorate^[3].
• Eridu is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Eridu's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[5].
• Eridu's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[6].
• Eridu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315170029^[7].
• Eridu's IdRef ID is recorded as 027772810^[8].
• Eridu's part of is recorded as Ahwar of Southern Iraq^[9].
• Eridu's Commons category is recorded as Eridu^[10].
• Eridu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.81583, 'lon': 45.99583}^[11].
• Eridu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bq10^[12].
• Eridu's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge767234^[13].
• Eridu's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1481-007^[14].
• Eridu's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300107701^[15].
• Eridu's population is recorded as {'amount': '+5000'}^[16].
• Eridu's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0024339^[17].
• Eridu's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Eridu's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Eridu's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Eridu's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Eridu's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Eridu^[22].
• Eridu's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[23].
• Eridu's GeoNames ID is recorded as 96834^[24].
• Eridu's Pleiades ID is recorded as 912845^[25].
• Eridu's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 6001911^[26].
• Eridu's Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire ID is recorded as 22334^[27].

Body

Geography

Eridu is in the country of Iraq^[4]. Eridu is located in Dhi Qar Governorate^[3]. Eridu's part of is recorded as Ahwar of Southern Iraq^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+33'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1069'}^[29]. Eridu's population is recorded as {'amount': '+5000'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[5] and ancient city^[6]. Eridu's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[23].

Why It Matters

Eridu ranks in the top 1% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (636 views/month).^[2] Eridu has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Eridu is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]