Lys

Summary

Lys is a river^[1]. Lys ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lys is located in Pas-de-Calais^[3].
• Lys is located in Nord^[4].
• Lys is located in Hainaut^[5].
• Lys is located in West Flanders^[6].
• Lys is located in East Flanders^[7].
• Lys is in the country of France^[8].
• Lys is in the country of Belgium^[9].
• Lys is on the continent of Europe^[10].
• Lys's instance of is recorded as river^[11].
• Lys's basin country is recorded as France^[12].
• Lys's basin country is recorded as Belgium^[13].
• Lys's Commons category is recorded as Lys^[14].
• Lys's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Scheldt^[15].
• Lys's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.789444444444, 'lon': 3.1183333333333}^[16].
• Lys's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.507777777777775, 'lon': 2.2183333333333333}^[17].
• Lys's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.043055555556, 'lon': 3.7405555555556}^[18].
• Lys's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Lisbourg^[19].
• Lys's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lys^[20].
• Lys's tributary is recorded as Laquette^[21].
• Lys's tributary is recorded as Clarence^[22].
• Lys's tributary is recorded as Lawe^[23].
• Lys's tributary is recorded as Deûle^[24].
• Lys's tributary is recorded as Heulebeek^[25].
• Lys's tributary is recorded as Groeningebeek^[26].
• Lys's tributary is recorded as Mandel^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include France^[8], a sovereign state^[28], in France^[29], founded in 0843^[30] and Belgium^[9], a sovereign state^[31], in Belgium^[32], founded in 1830^[33]. Located in include Pas-de-Calais^[3], a department of France^[34], in France^[35], founded in 1790^[36]; Nord^[4], a department of France^[37], in France^[38], founded in 1790^[39]; Hainaut^[5], a province of Belgium^[40], in Belgium^[41], headquartered in Mons^[42]; West Flanders^[6], a province of Belgium^[43], in Belgium^[44]; and East Flanders^[7], a province of Belgium^[45], in Belgium^[46], headquartered in Ghent^[47]. Lys is on the continent of Europe^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Lys's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+202'}^[48].

Designation and Status

Lys's instance of is recorded as river^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lys include Battle of the Lys^[49], a battle^[50], in Belgium^[51]; Sailly-sur-la-Lys^[52], a commune of France^[53], in France^[54]; Lys-lez-Lannoy^[55], a commune of France^[56], in France^[57]; Dennlys Park^[58], an amusement park^[59], in France^[60], founded in 1983^[61]; Lys^[62], a department of France^[63], in France^[64], founded in 1795^[65]; Canal Roeselare–Leie^[66], a canal^[67], in Belgium^[68]; Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde^[69], a recurring sporting event^[70], in Belgium^[71], founded in 1945^[72]; and Calonne-sur-la-Lys^[73], a commune of France^[74], in France^[75].

Why It Matters

Lys ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month).^[2] Lys has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[76] Lys is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[77]

Entities named for Lys include Battle of the Lys^[49], a battle^[50], in Belgium^[51]; Sailly-sur-la-Lys^[52], a commune of France^[53], in France^[54]; Lys-lez-Lannoy^[55], a commune of France^[56], in France^[57]; Dennlys Park^[58], an amusement park^[59], in France^[60], founded in 1983^[61]; Lys^[62], a department of France^[63], in France^[64], founded in 1795^[65]; and Canal Roeselare–Leie^[66], a canal^[67], in Belgium^[68].