Koumbi Saleh

Summary

Koumbi Saleh is a commune of Mauritania^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of commune_of_mauritania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Koumbi Saleh is located in Timbedra Department^[3].
• Koumbi Saleh is in the country of Mauritania^[4].
• Koumbi Saleh's instance of is recorded as commune of Mauritania^[5].
• Koumbi Saleh's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[6].
• Koumbi Saleh's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 135476720^[7].
• Koumbi Saleh's Commons category is recorded as Koumbi Saleh^[8].
• Koumbi Saleh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 15.75613888888889, 'lon': -7.971444444444445}^[9].
• Koumbi Saleh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 15.7655, 'lon': -7.968694444444445}^[10].
• Koumbi Saleh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04p4y2^[11].
• Koumbi Saleh's capital of is recorded as Q3446265^[12].
• Koumbi Saleh's capital of is recorded as Ghana Empire^[13].
• Koumbi Saleh's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[14].
• Koumbi Saleh's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2378480^[15].
• Koumbi Saleh's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+261'}^[16].
• Koumbi Saleh's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -1401867^[17].
• Koumbi Saleh's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[18].
• Koumbi Saleh's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)^[19].
• Koumbi Saleh's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (v)^[20].
• Koumbi Saleh's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vi)^[21].
• Koumbi Saleh's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2121543^[22].
• Koumbi Saleh's Quora topic ID is recorded as Koumbi-Saleh^[23].
• Koumbi Saleh's World Heritage Tentative List ID is recorded as 1546^[24].
• Koumbi Saleh's Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID is recorded as kumbi-saleh^[25].
• Koumbi Saleh's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3928965^[26].
• Koumbi Saleh's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/55d43e20-b8d0-4cfb-9357-a2ae6579ae83^[27].

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Geography

Koumbi Saleh is in the country of Mauritania^[4]. It is located in Timbedra Department^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Koumbi Saleh's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+261'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include commune of Mauritania^[5] and archaeological site^[6]. Koumbi Saleh's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[14].

Why It Matters

Koumbi Saleh ranks in the top 4% of commune_of_mauritania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]