Kowloon Walled City

human settlement in Kowloon City, Hong Kong
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Kowloon Walled City

Summary

Kowloon Walled City is a human settlement[1]. It ranks in the top 0.0084% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,019 views/month, #3 of 35,923).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kowloon Walled City is located in Kowloon City District[3].
  • Kowloon Walled City is in the country of British Hong Kong[4].
  • Kowloon Walled City's image is recorded as Kowloon Walled City Early Stage Model in History Museum.jpg[5].
  • Kowloon Walled City's image is recorded as Kowloon Walled City Park 九龍寨城 01.jpg[6].
  • Kowloon Walled City's image is recorded as Kowloon Walled City, Kowloon, China (Cropped).tif[7].
  • Kowloon Walled City's instance of is recorded as human settlement[8].
  • Kowloon Walled City's instance of is recorded as former entity[9].
  • Kowloon Walled City's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 153835260[10].
  • Kowloon Walled City's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2008072461[11].
  • Kowloon Walled City's Commons category is recorded as Kowloon Walled City[12].
  • +1847-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kowloon Walled City[13].
  • Kowloon Walled City was dissolved in +1994-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Kowloon Walled City's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.332280555556, 'lon': 114.19027777778}[15].
  • Kowloon Walled City's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01npzc[16].
  • Kowloon Walled City's population is recorded as {'amount': '+50000'}[17].
  • Kowloon Walled City's described by source is recorded as Architecture and Anarchism: Building without Authority[18].
  • Kowloon Walled City's described by source is recorded as City of Darkness[19].
  • Kowloon Walled City's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • Kowloon Walled City's replaced by is recorded as Kowloon Walled City Park[21].
  • Kowloon Walled City's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6621503[22].
  • Kowloon Walled City's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hk', 'text': '九龍寨城'}[23].
  • Kowloon Walled City's Open Library subject ID is recorded as place:kowloon_walled_city_(kowloon_china)[24].
  • Kowloon Walled City's Fandom article ID is recorded as hkplace:九龍寨城[25].
  • Kowloon Walled City's Fandom article ID is recorded as cities:Kowloon_Walled_City[26].
  • Kowloon Walled City's Fandom article ID is recorded as military-history:Kowloon_Walled_City[27].

Body

Geography

Kowloon Walled City is in the country of British Hong Kong[4]. It is located in Kowloon City District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kowloon Walled City's population is recorded as {'amount': '+50000'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement[8] and former entity[9].

History and Context

+1847-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kowloon Walled City[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kowloon Walled City include Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In[28], a film[29], directed by Soi Cheang[30] and Kowloon Walled City Park[31], an urban park[32], in People's Republic of China[33], founded in 1995[34].

Why It Matters

Kowloon Walled City ranks in the top 0.0084% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,019 views/month, #3 of 35,923).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

It has been cited as an influence by Stray[37], a video game[38].

Entities named for it include Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In[28], a film[29], directed by Soi Cheang[30] and Kowloon Walled City Park[31], an urban park[32], in People's Republic of China[33], founded in 1995[34].

FAQs

Who did Kowloon Walled City influence?

Kowloon Walled City has been cited as an influence by Stray[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Kowloon City District
    Aerial view
    Freebase id /m/01npzc
    Open library subject id place:kowloon_walled_city_(kowloon_china)
    + 43 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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