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Magan

ancient region referred to in Sumerian cuneiform texts of around 2300 BC and existed to 550 BC as a source of copper and diorite for Mesopotamia
AdministrativeArea historical_region Q1429914
Magan
Ernest de Sarzec - Choquin de Sarzec, Ernest (1832-1901) · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

7 properties
Instance of
historical region
Inception
3000 BC[4]
Country
Oman[2]
Continent
Asia[3]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date
550 BC[5]
Raw material processed
copper, diorite[7][8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Magan en Makkan ar مجان da Makan fi Magan he מגן it Makkan ja マガン ru Маган ru Маккан zh 馬坎
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Freebase ID
/m/03v0pt
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
magan

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🔗 Connections
Raw material processed 2
copper, diorite
Continent 1
Asia
Country 1
Oman
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Instance of 1
historical region
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Summary

Magan is a historical region[1].

Related Entities

Oman

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Raw material processed → copper, diorite
    Country → Oman
    Inception → -3000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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