ghazal

form of poetry in South Asia and the Middle East, whose first and every even-numbered lines rhyme
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ghazal

Summary

ghazal is a forme fixe[1]. ghazal draws 1,253 Wikipedia views per month (forme_fixe category, ranking #2 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • ghazal's instance of is recorded as forme fixe[3].
  • ghazal's instance of is recorded as literary genre[4].
  • ghazal's instance of is recorded as music genre[5].
  • ghazal is a type of strophe[6].
  • ghazal is a type of poem[7].
  • ghazal's Commons category is recorded as Ghazals[8].
  • ghazal comprises ʿUdhrī Poetry[9].
  • ghazal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ghazal[10].
  • ghazal's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • ghazal's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • ghazal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'غَزَل\u200e'}[13].
  • ghazal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'gazel'}[14].
  • ghazal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'غَزَل\u200e'}[15].
  • ghazal's different from is recorded as Q19147341[16].
  • ghazal's different from is recorded as Gazel[17].
  • ghazal's practiced by is recorded as Q125503494[18].
  • ghazal's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Malaysia[19].
  • ghazal's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Folklore[20].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include forme fixe[3], literary genre[4], and music genre[5]. Recorded subclass of include strophe[6] and poem[7].

Use and Application

ghazal comprises ʿUdhrī Poetry[9].

Why It Matters

ghazal draws 1,253 Wikipedia views per month (forme_fixe category, ranking #2 of 17).[2] ghazal has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] ghazal is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . heritage.gov.my. Retrieved . heritage.gov.my. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 19w ago · Future Perfect at Sunrise · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → forme fixe, literary genre, music genre
    Intangible cultural heritage status → National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Malaysia
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wiki Loves Folklore
    Topic's main category → Category:Ghazal
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q2572794]]"
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