King Faisal University

Saudi Arabian university
Organization public_university Q3070702
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King Faisal University

Summary

King Faisal University is a public university[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • King Faisal University was a member of International Council for Open and Distance Education[3].
  • King Faisal University is located in Hofuf[4].
  • King Faisal University is in the country of Saudi Arabia[5].
  • King Faisal University's instance of is recorded as public university[6].
  • King Faisal University's instance of is recorded as academic institution[7].
  • King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is named after King Faisal University[8].
  • 1975 marks the founding of King Faisal University[9].
  • 1991 marks the founding of King Faisal University[10].
  • King Faisal University's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.38849, 'lon': 50.18778}[11].
  • King Faisal University's official website is recorded as http://www.kfu.edu.sa[12].
  • King Faisal University's topic's main category is recorded as Category:King Faisal University[13].
  • King Faisal University's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Advance Knowledge through Creative Research'}[14].
  • King Faisal University's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'KFU'}[15].
  • King Faisal University's category for alumni of educational institution is recorded as Category:King Faisal University alumni[16].
  • King Faisal University's category for employees of the organization is recorded as Category:Academic staff of King Faisal University[17].
  • King Faisal University's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+234391'}[18].
  • King Faisal University's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+219973'}[19].
  • King Faisal University's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13400'}[20].
  • King Faisal University's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+262589'}[21].
  • King Faisal University's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+282225'}[22].
  • King Faisal University's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15700'}[23].
  • King Faisal University's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16800'}[24].
  • King Faisal University's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+18100'}[25].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1975[9] and 1991[10].

Identity

King Faisal University's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'KFU'}[15].

Why It Matters

King Faisal University has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . unirank.org. Retrieved . unirank.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 13d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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    Inception +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category Category:King Faisal University
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