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Gowanus

neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, United States
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Gowanus

Summary

Gowanus is a neighborhood[1]. Gowanus ranks in the top 4% of neighborhood entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (361 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gowanus is located in Brooklyn[3].
  • Gowanus is in the country of United States[4].
  • Gowanus's instance of is recorded as neighborhood[5].
  • Gowanus's shares border with is recorded as Carroll Gardens[6].
  • Gowanus's shares border with is recorded as Park Slope[7].
  • Gowanus's Commons category is recorded as Gowanus, Brooklyn[8].
  • Gowanus comprises Gowanus Canal[9].
  • Gowanus comprises Gowanus Playground[10].
  • Gowanus's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.6753, 'longitude': -73.9911}[11].
  • Gowanus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gowanus, Brooklyn[12].

Body

Geography

Gowanus is in the country of United States[4]. Gowanus is located in Brooklyn[3].

Designation and Status

Gowanus's instance of is recorded as neighborhood[5].

Why It Matters

Gowanus ranks in the top 4% of neighborhood entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (361 views/month).[2] Gowanus is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 29d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id → 2511002283
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 2511002283, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/2511002283 in United States"
  2. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Gowanus Canal, Gowanus Playground
    Shares border with → Carroll Gardens, Park Slope
    Instance of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Brooklyn
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:گووانس، بروکلین]]"
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