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Hisham's Palace

archaeological site in the West Bank
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Hisham's Palace

Summary

Hisham's Palace is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hisham's Palace is located in Jericho Governorate[3].
  • Hisham's Palace is in the country of Palestinian National Authority[4].
  • Hisham's Palace is in the country of Palestine[5].
  • Hisham's Palace's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Hisham's Palace's instance of is recorded as palace[7].
  • Hisham's Palace's instance of is recorded as Umayyad desert castles[8].
  • Hisham's Palace is owned by Palestine[9].
  • Hisham's Palace's Commons category is recorded as Khirbat al Mafjar[10].
  • Hisham's Palace comprises hammam[11].
  • Hisham's Palace comprises Khirbat al Mafjar pavilion[12].
  • Hisham's Palace comprises Jericho Gate[13].
  • Hisham's Palace comprises mosque at Hisham's Palace[14].
  • Hisham's Palace comprises North Gate, Hisham's Palace[15].
  • Hisham's Palace's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.8825, 'lon': 35.459722222222226}[16].
  • Hisham's Palace's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.8819, 'lon': 35.4598}[17].
  • Hisham's Palace's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[18].
  • Hisham's Palace's significant person is recorded as Frederick J. Bliss[19].
  • Hisham's Palace's significant person is recorded as Dimitri Baramki[20].
  • Hisham's Palace's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Dimitri Baramki[21].
  • Hisham's Palace's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Donald S. Whitcomb[22].
  • Hisham's Palace's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Hamdan Taha[23].
  • Hisham's Palace's significant place is recorded as Rockefeller Museum[24].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Palestinian National Authority[4], a provisional government[25], in Palestine[26], founded in 1994[27], headquartered in Ramallah[28] and Palestine[5], a country[29], in Palestine[30], founded in 1988[31]. Hisham's Palace is located in Jericho Governorate[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[6], palace[7], and Umayyad desert castles[8]. Hisham's Palace's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[18].

History and Context

Hisham's Palace is owned by Palestine[9].

Why It Matters

Hisham's Palace ranks in the top 7% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Palestine

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . 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. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 14d ago · Egezort · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 31.8825, 'lon': 35.459722222222226}, {'lat': 31.8819, 'lon': 35.4598}
    Has part(s) → hammam, Khirbat al Mafjar pavilion, Jericho Gate +2
    Instance of → archaeological site, palace, Umayyad desert castles
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32891|batch #32891]]: Migrating from P527 to P2670"
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