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Maya calendar

system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
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Maya calendar

Summary

Maya calendar is a calendar system[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of calendar_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,966 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maya calendar's instance of is recorded as calendar system[3].
  • Maya calendar is part of Maya culture[4].
  • Maya calendar's Commons category is recorded as Maya calendars[5].
  • Maya calendar comprises Tzolk'in[6].
  • Maya calendar comprises Haab'[7].
  • Maya calendar comprises Mesoamerican Long Count calendar[8].
  • Maya calendar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Maya calendars[9].
  • Maya calendar's Commons gallery is recorded as Maya calendar[10].
  • Maya calendar's facet of is recorded as Mesoamerican calendars[11].
  • Maya calendar's present in work is recorded as Goodman-Martínez-Thompson correlation[12].
  • Maya calendar's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Maya calendar's instance of is recorded as calendar system[3].

Use and Application

Components include Tzolk'in[6], a calendar system[14]; Haab'[7], a calendar system[15]; and Mesoamerican Long Count calendar[8], a calendar system[16]. Maya calendar is part of Maya culture[4].

Why It Matters

Maya calendar ranks in the top 8% of calendar_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,966 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] ↑ . 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. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Maya calendars
    Present in work → Goodman-Martínez-Thompson correlation
    Has part(s) → Tzolk'in, Haab', Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558593305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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