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Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications

World Heritage site in Portugal
AdministrativeArea fort Q5524023
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Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications

Summary

Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications is a fort[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (fort category, ranking #127 of 879).[2]

Key Facts

  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications is located in Caia, São Pedro e Alcáçova[3].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications is in the country of Portugal[4].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's image is recorded as Elvas e muralhas.jpg[5].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's instance of is recorded as fort[6].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's instance of is recorded as defence work[7].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's instance of is recorded as architectural ensemble[8].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's instance of is recorded as cultural heritage[9].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's Commons category is recorded as Elvas[10].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's has part is recorded as Amoreira Aqueduct[11].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's has part is recorded as historic centre of Elvas[12].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's has part is recorded as Forte de Santa Luzia[13].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's has part is recorded as Nossa Senhora da Graça Fort[14].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's has part is recorded as Fortlet of São Mamede[15].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's has part is recorded as Fortlet of São Pedro[16].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's has part is recorded as Fortlet of São Domingos[17].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's has part is recorded as Muralhas de Elvas[18].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's has part is recorded as Praça-forte de Elvas[19].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's has part is recorded as Castle of Elvas[20].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.88055556, 'lon': -7.16333333}[21].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k3p4t6[22].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1367[23].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1367bis[24].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[25].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's heritage designation is recorded as National Monument of Portugal[26].
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications's SIPA ID is recorded as 1839[27].

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Geography

Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications is in the country of Portugal[4]. It is located in Caia, São Pedro e Alcáçova[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+179.3559'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+690'}[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include fort[6], defence work[7], architectural ensemble[8], and cultural heritage[9]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site[25] and National Monument of Portugal[26].

Why It Matters

Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (fort category, ranking #127 of 879).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Portugal

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Ulysses database. Retrieved . files.dre.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → fort, defence work, architectural ensemble +1
    Country → —
    World heritage criteria → (iv)
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.88055556, 'lon': -7.16333333}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q12057999]]"
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