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mihrab

semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla
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mihrab

Summary

mihrab ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (683 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • mihrab is a type of Islamic religious building fixture[2].
  • mihrab is a type of architectural structure[3].
  • mihrab is part of mosque[4].
  • mihrab's Commons category is recorded as Mihrabs[5].
  • mihrab's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[6].
  • mihrab's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • mihrab's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محراب'}[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include Islamic religious building fixture[2] and architectural structure[3].

Use and Application

mihrab is part of mosque[4].

Why It Matters

mihrab ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (683 views/month).[1] mihrab has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] mihrab is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . 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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → mosque
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → Islamic religious building fixture, architectural structure
    Described by source → Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38360, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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