Lifta

depopulated Palestinian village village on the outskirts of Jerusalem
Place human_settlement Q2599091
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Summary

Lifta is a human settlement[1]. Lifta ranks in the top 0.68% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #243 of 35,923).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lifta is located in Mandatory Palestine[3].
  • Lifta is in the country of Israel[4].
  • Lifta's instance of is recorded as human settlement[5].
  • Lifta's instance of is recorded as depopulated Palestinian village[6].
  • Lifta's instance of is recorded as village[7].
  • Lifta's instance of is recorded as former settlement[8].
  • Lifta's Commons category is recorded as Lifta[9].
  • Lifta's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 31.794444444444, 'longitude': 35.196666666667}[10].
  • Lifta's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[11].
  • Lifta's official name is recorded as ליפתא[12].
  • Lifta's official name is recorded as لفتا[13].
  • Lifta's native label is recorded as ליפתא[14].
  • Lifta's native label is recorded as لفتا[15].
  • Lifta's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)[16].
  • Lifta's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)[17].
  • Lifta's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (v)[18].

Body

Geography

Lifta is in the country of Israel[4]. Lifta is located in Mandatory Palestine[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement[5], depopulated Palestinian village[6], village[7], and former settlement[8]. Lifta's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[11].

Why It Matters

Lifta ranks in the top 0.68% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #243 of 35,923).[2] Lifta has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Lifta is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1319343554
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 11w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 31.794444444444, 'longitude': 35.196666666667}
    World heritage criteria → (ii), (iii), (v)
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Mandatory Palestine
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43556|batch #43556]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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