German East Africa

former German possession in the African Great Lakes region between 1884–1919
Organization colony Q153963
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German East Africa

Summary

German East Africa is a colony[1]. It draws 2,548 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #16 of 146).[2]

Key Facts

  • German East Africa's religion is recorded as Islam[3].
  • German East Africa is in the country of German Empire[4].
  • German East Africa is on the continent of Africa[5].
  • German East Africa's instance of is recorded as colony[6].
  • German East Africa's instance of is recorded as dependent territory[7].
  • German East Africa's instance of is recorded as historical country[8].
  • German East Africa's instance of is recorded as historical region[9].
  • German East Africa's capital is recorded as Bagamoyo[10].
  • German East Africa's capital is recorded as Dar es Salaam[11].
  • German East Africa's official language is recorded as German[12].
  • German East Africa's official language is recorded as Swahili[13].
  • German East Africa's currency is recorded as German East African rupie[14].
  • German East Africa's founder is recorded as German East Africa Company[15].
  • German East Africa is part of German colonial empire[16].
  • German East Africa's Commons category is recorded as German East Africa[17].
  • January 1, 1885 marks the founding of German East Africa[18].
  • German East Africa was dissolved in June 28, 1919[19].
  • German East Africa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -2.4130555555555557, 'lon': 30.54361111111111}[20].
  • German East Africa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:German East Africa[21].
  • German East Africa's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as German East Africa Company[22].
  • German East Africa's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as German Empire[23].
  • German East Africa's territory claimed by is recorded as German Empire[24].
  • German East Africa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • German East Africa's described by source is recorded as 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[26].
  • German East Africa's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[27].

Body

Founding

German East Africa's founder is recorded as German East Africa Company[15]. January 1, 1885 marks the founding of it[18].

Identity

German East Africa is part of German colonial empire[16].

Dissolution

German East Africa was dissolved in June 28, 1919[19].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for German East Africa include Ostafrikasaurus[28], a fossil taxon[29].

Why It Matters

German East Africa draws 2,548 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #16 of 146).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include Ostafrikasaurus[28], a fossil taxon[29].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Die Schutzgebiete des Deutschen Reiches. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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