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Karkh

historical name of the western shore of the Tigris River in Baghdad
Place neighborhood Q3777050
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Karkh

Summary

Karkh is a neighborhood[1]. Karkh ranks in the top 5% of neighborhood entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Karkh is located in Baghdad Governorate[3].
  • Karkh is in the country of Iraq[4].
  • Karkh's instance of is recorded as neighborhood[5].
  • Karkh's Commons category is recorded as Karkh[6].
  • Karkh's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 33.31666667, 'longitude': 44.4}[7].
  • Karkh's native label is recorded as الكرخ[8].

Body

Geography

Karkh is in the country of Iraq[4]. Karkh is located in Baghdad Governorate[3].

Designation and Status

Karkh's instance of is recorded as neighborhood[5].

Why It Matters

Karkh ranks in the top 5% of neighborhood entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).[2] Karkh has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] Karkh is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Al-Karaji Iraq

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . 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. 1d ago · Tiburonboliviano · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 33.31666667, 'longitude': 44.4}
    Located in → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Baghdad Governorate
    Country → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P402]]: 3382075"
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