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Kankossa

commune and town in Mauritania
AdministrativeArea commune_of_mauritania Q2578930
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Kankossa

Summary

Kankossa is a commune of Mauritania[1]. Kankossa has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Kankossa is located in Kankossa Department[3].
  • Kankossa is in the country of Mauritania[4].
  • Kankossa's instance of is recorded as commune of Mauritania[5].
  • Kankossa's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[6].
  • Kankossa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 15.937222222222223, 'lon': -11.520833333333334}[7].
  • Kankossa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+73'}[8].
  • Kankossa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+236.50'}[9].

Body

Geography

Kankossa is in the country of Mauritania[4]. Kankossa is located in Kankossa Department[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kankossa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+236.50'}[9]. Kankossa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+73'}[8].

Designation and Status

Kankossa's instance of is recorded as commune of Mauritania[5].

Why It Matters

Kankossa has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Mauritania

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kankossa Department
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 15.937222222222223, 'lon': -11.520833333333334}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+236.50'}
    Located in → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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