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
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Magan

Summary

Magan is a historical region[1]. Magan draws 307 Wikipedia views per month (historical_region category, ranking #72 of 457).[2]

Key Facts

  • Magan is in the country of Oman[3].
  • Magan's image is recorded as Gudea cylinder A (IX 19) Magan Meluha with transcription.jpg[4].
  • Magan's continent is recorded as Asia[5].
  • Magan's instance of is recorded as historical region[6].
  • Magan's instance of is recorded as source of material[7].
  • Magan's instance of is recorded as source of material[8].
  • -3000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Magan[9].
  • Magan was dissolved in -0550-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Magan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03v0pt[11].
  • Magan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Magan's Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID is recorded as magan[13].
  • Magan's raw material processed is recorded as copper[14].
  • Magan's raw material processed is recorded as diorite[15].

Body

Geography

Magan is in the country of Oman[3]. Magan's continent is recorded as Asia[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historical region[6] and source of material[7].

History and Context

-3000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Magan[9].

Why It Matters

Magan draws 307 Wikipedia views per month (historical_region category, ranking #72 of 457).[2] Magan has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Magan is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Magan. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/magan
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_magan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Magan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/magan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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