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Gan

island in Addu Atoll, Maldives
Landform island Q465170
Gan
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Summary

Gan is an island[1]. Gan ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (370 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Addu Atoll[3]
  • Country: Maldives[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Laccadive Sea[5], Indian Ocean[6]
  • Part of: Addu Atoll[7]
  • Commons category: Gan Island[8]
  • Population: 1104[9]
  • Elevation above sea level: 1 m[10]
  • Area: 2.2561 km²[11]
  • Has part(s) of the class: BL 6 inch Mk VII gun[12]

Why It Matters

Gan has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Gan is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Maldives

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 8d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 13
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'dv', 'en', 'es', 'ja', 'nl', 'ru', 'sk', 'sv',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Coordinates → —
    Aliases → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.2561'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:گن (ادو اٹول)]]"
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