Kek Lok Si

Summary

Kek Lok Si is a Buddhist temple^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kek Lok Si's religion is recorded as Mahāyāna^[3].
• Kek Lok Si is located in George Town^[4].
• Kek Lok Si is in the country of Malaysia^[5].
• Kek Lok Si's image is recorded as Kek Lok Si 1.jpg^[6].
• Kek Lok Si's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple^[7].
• Kek Lok Si's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[8].
• Kek Lok Si's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 815145857073822921631^[9].
• Kek Lok Si's GND ID is recorded as 1085767493^[10].
• Kek Lok Si's location is recorded as Ayer Itam^[11].
• Kek Lok Si's Commons category is recorded as Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang^[12].
• Kek Lok Si's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.39833333, 'lon': 100.27305556}^[13].
• Kek Lok Si's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05q2ph^[14].
• Kek Lok Si's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Kek-Lok-Si-Temple^[15].
• Kek Lok Si's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as kek-lok-si-temple^[16].
• Kek Lok Si's OpenStreetMap node ID is recorded as 7175322691^[17].

Why It Matters

Kek Lok Si ranks in the top 3% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]