Gordion

Summary

Gordion is an archaeological site^[1]. Gordion ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gordion is located in Ankara Province^[3].
• Gordion is located in Polatlı district^[4].
• Gordion is in the country of Turkey^[5].
• Gordion's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Gordias is named after Gordion^[7].
• Gordion's Commons category is recorded as Gordion^[8].
• Gordion's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.6504791, 'lon': 31.9784831}^[9].
• Gordion's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.650103, 'lon': 31.97857}^[10].
• Gordion's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Central Anatolia Region^[11].
• Gordion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gordion^[12].
• Gordion's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[13].
• Gordion's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Gordion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• Gordion's described by source is recorded as Antik Cag Sozlugu^[16].
• Gordion's affiliation is recorded as Museum Directorate of Anatolian Civilizations^[17].
• Gordion's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[18].
• Gordion's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Gordion^[19].
• Gordion's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Γόρδιον'}^[20].
• Gordion covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1064'}^[21].
• Gordion's culture is recorded as Phrygia^[22].
• Gordion's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[23].
• Gordion's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Rodney Young^[24].
• Gordion's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as G. Kenneth Sams^[25].
• Gordion's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as C. Brian Rose^[26].
• Gordion's state of conservation is recorded as preserved^[27].

Body

Geography

Gordion is in the country of Turkey^[5]. Located in include Ankara Province^[3], a province of Turkey^[28], in Turkey^[29] and Polatlı district^[4], a town^[30], in Turkey^[31], founded in 1926^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Gordion covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1064'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Gordion's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6]. Gordion's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[18].

History and Context

Gordias is named after Gordion^[7].

Why It Matters

Gordion ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] Gordion has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Gordion is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]