kiln

oven that generates high temperatures
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kiln

Summary

kiln ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (817 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • kiln is a type of oven[2].
  • kiln is a type of architectural structure[3].
  • kiln is part of pottery[4].
  • kiln is part of glass working[5].
  • kiln's Commons category is recorded as Kilns[6].
  • 6000 BC marks the founding of kiln[7].
  • kiln's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 6000 BC[8].
  • kiln's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kilns[9].
  • kiln's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=kiln[10].
  • kiln's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as building=kiln[11].
  • kiln's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • kiln's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13].
  • kiln's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[14].
  • kiln's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Craft[15].
  • kiln's P14541 is recorded as 29zeyj[16].
  • kiln's P14692 is recorded as The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2[17].
  • kiln's P14692 is recorded as swimming[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include oven[2] and architectural structure[3].

Origins

6000 BC marks the founding of kiln[7].

Use and Application

Part of include pottery[4], a visual arts technique[19] and glass working[5], a handicraft[20].

Influence

Things named for kiln include Kaminaria[21], a community of Cyprus Republic[22], in Cyprus[23].

Why It Matters

kiln ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (817 views/month).[1] kiln has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] kiln is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for kiln include Kaminaria[21], a community of Cyprus Republic[22], in Cyprus[23].

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.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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 · Susmuffin · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bn', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'ga', '
    Harper's tag → kilns
    P14692 → The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, swimming
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: kilns, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289945466|kilns (#289945466)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 29zeyj
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 21w ago · S41pdrc4od · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Kilns
    Inception → -6000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1282]]: building=kiln"
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