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Hamdan Ballal

Palestinian filmmaker and activist
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Summary

Hamdan Ballal was born on January 1, 1989[1], in Khirbet Susya[2]. He has worked as a filmmaker[3] and activist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,016 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Palestine[6]
  • Notable work: No Other Land[7]
  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Commons category: Hamdan Ballal[10]
  • Family name: Ballal[11]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[12]

Why It Matters

Hamdan Ballal has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

Where was Hamdan Ballal born?

Hamdan Ballal was born in Khirbet Susya[2].

What did Hamdan Ballal do for work?

Hamdan Ballal worked as a filmmaker[3] and activist[4].

What awards did Hamdan Ballal receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[8].

Related Entities

Palestine

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . pro.festivalscope.com. pro.festivalscope.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . fest.afi.com. Retrieved . fest.afi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . 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. 1d ago · ~2026-55562-82 · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'hi', 'id', 'i
    Country of citizenship → Palestine
    Sitelink count → 18
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Country of citizenship: Palestine"
  2. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Palestinian filmmaker and activist
    Filmová databáze person id → 698611
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze person id: 729349, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273845|batch #273845]]"
  3. 5w ago · ~2026-49078-86 · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Palestinian filmmaker and activist
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, ar, he */"
  4. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 834509
    Gnd id → 136128904X
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 834509, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270606|batch #270606]]"
  5. 10w ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf cluster id → 424174324879601411757
    Country of citizenship → Palestine
    Occupation → —
    Notable work → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Viaf cluster id: 424174324879601411757, Adding VIAF ID based on National Library of Israel J9U ID, added Viaf cluster id"
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