Giza

Summary

Giza is a city^[1]. Giza ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,057 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Giza was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Giza is located in Giza Governorate^[4].
• Giza is in the country of Egypt^[5].
• Giza's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Giza's instance of is recorded as tourist destination^[7].
• Giza's official language is recorded as Arabic^[8].
• Giza's twinned administrative body is recorded as Los Angeles^[9].
• Giza's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[10].
• Giza's postal code is recorded as 3759914^[11].
• Giza's Commons category is recorded as Giza^[12].
• Giza's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[13].
• Giza's local dialing code is recorded as 2^[14].
• 642 marks the founding of Giza^[15].
• Giza's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.987, 'lon': 31.2118}^[16].
• Giza's official website is recorded as http://www.giza.gov.eg/English/default.aspx^[17].
• Giza's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Giza^[18].
• Giza's Commons gallery is recorded as الجيزة^[19].
• Giza has a population of {'amount': '+3021542'}^[20].
• Giza has a population of {'amount': '+2521197'}^[21].
• Giza has a population of {'amount': '+1883189'}^[22].
• Giza has a population of {'amount': '+4458135'}^[23].
• Giza has a population of {'amount': '+4367343'}^[24].
• Giza has a population of {'amount': '+4212750'}^[25].
• Giza has a population of {'amount': '+1500000'}^[26].
• Giza has a population of {'amount': '+1200000'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Giza is in the country of Egypt^[5]. Giza is located in Giza Governorate^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Giza covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+187'}^[28]. Giza sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+30'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3021542'}^[20], {'amount': '+2521197'}^[21], {'amount': '+1883189'}^[22], {'amount': '+4458135'}^[23], {'amount': '+4367343'}^[24], and {'amount': '+4212750'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6] and tourist destination^[7].

History and Context

642 marks the founding of Giza^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Giza include 5249 Giza^[30], an asteroid^[31] and Giza Peak^[32], a mountain^[33].

Why It Matters

Giza ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,057 views/month).^[2] Giza has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Giza is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Giza include 5249 Giza^[30], an asteroid^[31] and Giza Peak^[32], a mountain^[33].