Mauretania

Ancient region in North Africa
Organization historical_country Q309272
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Mauretania

Summary

Mauretania is a historical country[1]. Mauretania ranks in the top 6% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,707 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mauretania is on the continent of Africa[3].
  • Mauretania's instance of is recorded as historical country[4].
  • Mauretania's capital is recorded as Volubilis[5].
  • Mauretania's capital is recorded as Cherchell[6].
  • Mauretania's Commons category is recorded as Mauretania[7].
  • 300 BC marks the founding of Mauretania[8].
  • Mauretania was dissolved in January 1, 698[9].
  • Mauretania's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.06, 'lon': -6.59179688}[10].
  • Mauretania's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mauretania[11].
  • Mauretania's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12].
  • Mauretania's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[13].
  • Mauretania's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • Mauretania's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Mauretania's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[16].
  • Mauretania's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Mauretania's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Mauretania's replaced by is recorded as Mauretania Tingitana[19].
  • Mauretania's replaced by is recorded as Mauretania Caesariensis[20].
  • Mauretania's different from is recorded as Mauretania[21].

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Founding

300 BC marks the founding of Mauretania[8].

Dissolution

Mauretania was dissolved in January 1, 698[9].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Mauretania include Mauritania[22], an Islamic Republic[23], in Mauritania[24], founded in 1960[25] and RMS Mauretania[26], a passenger vessel[27].

Why It Matters

Mauretania ranks in the top 6% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,707 views/month).[2] Mauretania has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Mauretania is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for Mauretania include Mauritania[22], an Islamic Republic[23], in Mauritania[24], founded in 1960[25] and RMS Mauretania[26], a passenger vessel[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . 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.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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