Heracleion
ancient Egyptian city, now submerged, near Abukir
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Heracleion
Summary
Heracleion is an ancient city[1]. Heracleion ranks in the top 5% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Heracleion is located in Alexandria[3].
- Heracleion is in the country of Egypt[4].
- Heracleion's instance of is recorded as ancient city[5].
- Heracleion's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
- Heracleion's instance of is recorded as destroyed settlement[7].
- Heracleion's instance of is recorded as submerged settlement[8].
- Heracleion's Commons category is recorded as Heracleion (Thonis)[9].
- Heracleion's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[10].
- Heracleion's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.304167, 'lon': 30.100556}[11].
- Heracleion's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Abu Qir Bay[12].
- Heracleion's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Ἡράκλειον'}[13].
Body
Geography
Heracleion is in the country of Egypt[4]. Heracleion is located in Alexandria[3].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include ancient city[5], archaeological site[6], destroyed settlement[7], and submerged settlement[8].
Why It Matters
Heracleion ranks in the top 5% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month).[2] Heracleion has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Heracleion is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]