Gordion

Summary

Gordion is an archaeological site^[1]. Gordion ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 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 image is recorded as Ruins of Gordion 3.JPG^[6].
• Gordion's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[7].
• Gordias is named after Gordion^[8].
• Gordion's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 245658159^[9].
• Gordion's GND ID is recorded as 4086766-3^[10].
• Gordion's Commons category is recorded as Gordion^[11].
• Gordion's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.6504791, 'lon': 31.9784831}^[12].
• Gordion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03k3wv^[13].
• Gordion's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Central Anatolia Region^[14].
• Gordion's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1669^[15].
• Gordion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gordion^[16].
• Gordion's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0030552^[17].
• Gordion's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[18].
• Gordion's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Gordion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Gordion's described by source is recorded as Antik Cag Sozlugu^[21].
• Gordion's affiliation is recorded as Museum Directorate of Anatolian Civilizations^[22].
• Gordion's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Gordium^[23].
• Gordion's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[24].
• Gordion's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Gordion^[25].
• Gordion's vici.org ID is recorded as 11047^[26].
• Gordion's GeoNames ID is recorded as 313958^[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's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1064'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Gordion's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[7]. Gordion's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[24].

History and Context

Gordias is named after Gordion^[8].

Why It Matters

Gordion ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).^[2] Gordion has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Gordion is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]