Foros

Summary

Foros is an urban-type settlement in Ukraine^[1]. Foros ranks in the top 3% of urban_type_settlement_in_ukraine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Foros is located in Q12166015^[3].
• Foros is located in Yalta Urban Okrug^[4].
• Foros is in the country of Crimean Khanate^[5].
• Foros is in the country of Russian Empire^[6].
• Foros is in the country of Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic^[7].
• Foros is in the country of Soviet Union^[8].
• Foros is in the country of Ukraine^[9].
• Foros is in the country of Russia^[10].
• Foros's image is recorded as Forros Crimea.jpg^[11].
• Foros's instance of is recorded as urban-type settlement in Ukraine^[12].
• Foros's instance of is recorded as urban-type settlement in Russia^[13].
• Foros's flag image is recorded as Flag of Foros, Crimea.svg^[14].
• Foros's coat of arms image is recorded as Foros pos coa n9479.png^[15].
• Foros's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133836088^[16].
• Foros's GND ID is recorded as 4550871-9^[17].
• Foros's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92064580^[18].
• Foros's postal code is recorded as 98690^[19].
• Foros's Commons category is recorded as Foros, Crimea^[20].
• Foros's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[21].
• Foros's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[22].
• Foros's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.391666666667, 'lon': 33.788888888889}^[23].
• Foros's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09k7cts^[24].
• Foros's OKTMO ID is recorded as 35729000142^[25].
• Foros's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Foros, Crimea^[26].
• Foros's page banner is recorded as Foros-banner.jpg^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Crimean Khanate^[5], a historical country^[28], founded in 1441^[29]; Russian Empire^[6], an empire^[30], in Russian Empire^[31], founded in 1721^[32]; Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic^[7], a historical country^[33], in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic^[34], founded in 1917^[35]; Soviet Union^[8], a federal republic^[36], in Soviet Union^[37], founded in 1922^[38]; Ukraine^[9], a sovereign state^[39], in Ukraine^[40], founded in 1991^[41]; and Russia^[10], a sovereign state^[42], in Russia^[43], founded in 1991^[44]. Located in include Q12166015^[3], a settlement council in Ukraine^[45], in Ukraine^[46] and Yalta Urban Okrug^[4], an urban okrug in Russia^[47], in Russia^[48], founded in 2014^[49].

Physical Characteristics

Foros's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.66'}^[50]. Foros's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+50'}^[51]. Population counts include {'amount': '+79'}^[52], {'amount': '+279'}^[53], {'amount': '+1293'}^[54], {'amount': '+2073'}^[55], {'amount': '+2810'}^[56], and {'amount': '+2166'}^[57].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban-type settlement in Ukraine^[12] and urban-type settlement in Russia^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Foros include 7629 Foros^[58], an asteroid^[59].

Why It Matters

Foros ranks in the top 3% of urban_type_settlement_in_ukraine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2] Foros has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] Foros is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

Entities named for Foros include 7629 Foros^[58], an asteroid^[59].