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homeless shelter

temporary residence for homeless individuals and families
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homeless shelter

Summary

homeless shelter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • homeless shelter's field of work was homelessness[2].
  • homeless shelter is a type of dwelling[3].
  • homeless shelter is a type of social welfare institution[4].
  • homeless shelter is a type of social service facility[5].
  • homeless shelter's Commons category is recorded as Homeless shelters[6].
  • homeless shelter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Homeless shelters[7].
  • homeless shelter's product or material produced is recorded as temporary housing[8].
  • homeless shelter's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • homeless shelter's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • homeless shelter's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • homeless shelter's intended public is recorded as homeless person[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include dwelling[3], social welfare institution[4], and social service facility[5].

Why It Matters

homeless shelter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). homeless shelter. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/homeless-shelter
MLA “homeless shelter.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/homeless-shelter.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_homeless-shelter_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{homeless shelter}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/homeless-shelter}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 19d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product → —
    Field of work → homelessness
    Subclass of → dwelling, social welfare institution, social service facility
    Topic's main category → Category:Homeless shelters
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 20143, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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