Heglig

Summary

Heglig is a human settlement^[1]. Heglig ranks in the top 0.92% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #329 of 35,923).^[2]

Key Facts

• Heglig is located in South Kordofan^[3].
• Heglig is in the country of Sudan^[4].
• Heglig is in the country of South Sudan^[5].
• Heglig's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[6].
• Heglig's instance of is recorded as disputed territory^[7].
• Heglig's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.9994444444444, 'lon': 29.398611111111}^[8].
• Heglig's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gpcsx^[9].
• Heglig's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8948691^[10].
• Heglig's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+382'}^[11].
• Heglig's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Q135518242^[12].
• Heglig's Who's on First ID is recorded as 1276453775^[13].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Sudan^[4], a republic^[14], in Sudan^[15], founded in 1956^[16] and South Sudan^[5], a sovereign state^[17], in South Sudan^[18], founded in 2011^[19]. Heglig is located in South Kordofan^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Heglig's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+382'}^[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement^[6] and disputed territory^[7].

Why It Matters

Heglig ranks in the top 0.92% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #329 of 35,923).^[2] Heglig has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] Heglig is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]