Gath

ancient city and archaeological site mentioned in the Bible and in Akkadian sources
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Gath

Summary

Gath is a tell[1]. Gath ranks in the top 4% of tell entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gath is in the country of Israel[3].
  • Gath's instance of is recorded as tell[4].
  • Gath's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Gath's instance of is recorded as ancient city[6].
  • Gath's Commons category is recorded as Tel Zafit[7].
  • Gath's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 31.69972, 'longitude': 34.84694}[8].
  • Gath's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gath (city)[9].
  • Gath's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[10].
  • Gath's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Gath's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[12].
  • Gath's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13].
  • Gath's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[14].
  • Gath's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Gath's different from is recorded as Gath[16].
  • Gath's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Aren Maeir[17].

Why It Matters

Gath ranks in the top 4% of tell entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (286 views/month).[2] Gath has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Gath is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Richard Nevell · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id (russian) → 11077
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +3
    Instance of → tell, archaeological site, ancient city
    Country → Israel
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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