Islamic Courts Union

former legal and political organisation in Somalia
Organization organization Q737040
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Islamic Courts Union

Summary

Islamic Courts Union is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Islamic Courts Union is in the country of Somalia[3].
  • Islamic Courts Union's continent is recorded as Africa[4].
  • Islamic Courts Union's instance of is recorded as organization[5].
  • Islamic Courts Union's capital is recorded as Mogadishu[6].
  • Islamic Courts Union's official language is recorded as Somali[7].
  • Islamic Courts Union's flag image is recorded as Flag of Somalia.svg[8].
  • Islamic Courts Union's headquarters location is recorded as Mogadishu[9].
  • Islamic Courts Union's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2648156619143428780000[10].
  • Islamic Courts Union's locator map image is recorded as 2006 ICU.svg[11].
  • Islamic Courts Union's chairperson is recorded as Sharif Sheikh Ahmed[12].
  • +2006-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Islamic Courts Union[13].
  • Islamic Courts Union was dissolved in +2006-12-26T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Islamic Courts Union's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dlrbn[15].
  • Islamic Courts Union's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Islamic Courts Union[16].
  • Islamic Courts Union's political ideology is recorded as nationalism[17].
  • Islamic Courts Union's political ideology is recorded as Islamism[18].
  • Islamic Courts Union's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 499652[19].

Body

Founding

+2006-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Islamic Courts Union[13].

Leadership

Islamic Courts Union's chairperson is recorded as Sharif Sheikh Ahmed[12].

Operations

Islamic Courts Union's headquarters location is recorded as Mogadishu[9].

Dissolution

Islamic Courts Union was dissolved in +2006-12-26T00:00:00Z[14].

Why It Matters

Islamic Courts Union ranks in the top 2% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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