Great Rift Valley

Summary

Great Rift Valley is a graben^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of graben entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,198 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Rift Valley is in the country of Eritrea^[3].
• Great Rift Valley is in the country of Ethiopia^[4].
• Great Rift Valley is in the country of Djibouti^[5].
• Great Rift Valley is in the country of South Sudan^[6].
• Great Rift Valley is in the country of Kenya^[7].
• Great Rift Valley is in the country of Uganda^[8].
• Great Rift Valley's image is recorded as Lake-Nakuru.jpg^[9].
• Great Rift Valley's image is recorded as Rift valley panorama (5232661210).jpg^[10].
• Great Rift Valley's image is recorded as Rift Valley escapment.jpg^[11].
• Great Rift Valley's image is recorded as Great Rift Valley, Tanzania.jpg^[12].
• Great Rift Valley's continent is recorded as Africa^[13].
• Great Rift Valley's instance of is recorded as graben^[14].
• Great Rift Valley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242583128^[15].
• Great Rift Valley's GND ID is recorded as 4520884-0^[16].
• Great Rift Valley's locator map image is recorded as Great Rift Valley.png^[17].
• Great Rift Valley's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16643472j^[18].
• Great Rift Valley's IdRef ID is recorded as 168650029^[19].
• Great Rift Valley's Commons category is recorded as Great Rift Valley^[20].
• Great Rift Valley's has part is recorded as Monts Kundelungu^[21].
• Great Rift Valley's has part is recorded as Kibara Mountains^[22].
• Great Rift Valley's has part is recorded as Mitumba Mountains^[23].
• Great Rift Valley's has part is recorded as Abarim^[24].
• Great Rift Valley's has part is recorded as Mount Elgon^[25].
• Great Rift Valley's has part is recorded as Q123784442^[26].
• Great Rift Valley's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -0.1, 'lon': 36.1}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Eritrea^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Eritrea^[29], founded in 1993^[30]; Ethiopia^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Ethiopia^[32], founded in 1995^[33]; Djibouti^[5], a country^[34], in Djibouti^[35], founded in 1977^[36]; South Sudan^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in South Sudan^[38], founded in 2011^[39]; Kenya^[7], a sovereign state^[40], in Kenya^[41], founded in 1963^[42]; and Uganda^[8], a sovereign state^[43], in Uganda^[44], founded in 1962^[45]. Great Rift Valley's continent is recorded as Africa^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Great Rift Valley's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4830'}^[46].

Designation and Status

Great Rift Valley's instance of is recorded as graben^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Great Rift Valley include Rift Valley fever^[47], an infectious disease^[48].

Why It Matters

Great Rift Valley ranks in the top 9% of graben entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,198 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for it include Rift Valley fever^[47], an infectious disease^[48].