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Machaerus

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Machaerus

Summary

Machaerus is an archaeological site[1]. Machaerus ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (620 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Machaerus is located in Madaba Governorate[3].
  • Machaerus is in the country of Jordan[4].
  • Machaerus's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Machaerus's Commons category is recorded as Machaerus[6].
  • 90 BC marks the founding of Machaerus[7].
  • Machaerus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.56694, 'lon': 35.63361}[8].
  • Machaerus's significant event is recorded as Siege of Machaerus[9].

Body

Geography

Machaerus is in the country of Jordan[4]. Machaerus is located in Madaba Governorate[3].

Designation and Status

Machaerus's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].

History and Context

90 BC marks the founding of Machaerus[7].

Why It Matters

Machaerus ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (620 views/month).[2] Machaerus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] Machaerus is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

John the Baptist Jordan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Machaerus. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/machaerus
MLA “Machaerus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/machaerus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_machaerus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Machaerus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/machaerus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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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. 4w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 31.56694, 'lon': 35.63361}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Madaba Governorate
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q27931, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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