Hierapolis

ancient city of Phrygia in modern-day Turkey
Place archaeological_site Q7428276
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Hierapolis

Summary

Hierapolis is an archaeological site[1]. Hierapolis ranks in the top 0.88% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (720 views/month, #29 of 3,303).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hierapolis is located in Pamukkale district[3].
  • Hierapolis is located in Denizli Province[4].
  • Hierapolis is in the country of Turkey[5].
  • Hierapolis's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Hiera is named after Hierapolis[7].
  • Hierapolis took place at Phrygia[8].
  • Hierapolis is part of Hierapolis-Pamukkale[9].
  • Hierapolis's Commons category is recorded as Hierapolis[10].
  • Hierapolis's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.925, 'lon': 29.125833333333}[11].
  • Hierapolis's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Aegean Region[12].
  • Hierapolis's official website is recorded as http://www.pamukkale.gov.tr/EN/content.asp?id=291[13].
  • Hierapolis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hierapolis[14].
  • Hierapolis's Commons gallery is recorded as Hierapolis[15].
  • Hierapolis's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16].
  • Hierapolis's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17].
  • Hierapolis's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[18].
  • Hierapolis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • Hierapolis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Hierapolis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Hierapolis's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[22].
  • Hierapolis's described by source is recorded as Online Tourism Encyclopedia[23].
  • Hierapolis's affiliation is recorded as Museum Directorate of Denizli[24].
  • Hierapolis's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[25].
  • Hierapolis's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Ἱεράπολις'}[26].
  • Hierapolis's located in protected area is recorded as Hierapolis-Pamukkale[27].

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Geography

Hierapolis is in the country of Turkey[5]. Located in include Pamukkale district[3], a town[28], in Turkey[29], founded in 1990[30] and Denizli Province[4], a province of Turkey[31], in Turkey[32]. Hierapolis is part of Hierapolis-Pamukkale[9].

Designation and Status

Hierapolis's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6]. Hierapolis's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[25].

History and Context

Hiera is named after Hierapolis[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Hierapolis include Hierapolis in Phrygia[33], a titular see[34], in Turkey[35].

Why It Matters

Hierapolis ranks in the top 0.88% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (720 views/month, #29 of 3,303).[2] Hierapolis has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Hierapolis is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Hierapolis include Hierapolis in Phrygia[33], a titular see[34], in Turkey[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . hotelmaps.co. hotelmaps.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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