Mount Kailash

Summary

Mount Kailash is a mountain^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.06% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,532 views/month, #8 of 13,313).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mount Kailash's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[3].
• Mount Kailash's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[4].
• Mount Kailash's religion is recorded as Jainism^[5].
• Mount Kailash's religion is recorded as Bon^[6].
• Mount Kailash is located in Ngari Prefecture^[7].
• Mount Kailash is in the country of People's Republic of China^[8].
• Mount Kailash's instance of is recorded as mountain^[9].
• Mount Kailash's instance of is recorded as sacred mountain^[10].
• Mount Kailash's instance of is recorded as virgin peak^[11].
• Mount Kailash's Commons category is recorded as Mount Kailash^[12].
• Mount Kailash's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.066944444444, 'lon': 81.312777777778}^[13].
• Mount Kailash's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mount Kailash^[14].
• Mount Kailash's Commons gallery is recorded as Mount Kailash^[15].
• Mount Kailash's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Mount Kailash's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Mount Kailash's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Mount Kailash's used by is recorded as Tibetan people^[19].
• Mount Kailash sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6638'}^[20].
• Mount Kailash's topographic prominence is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1319'}^[21].
• Mount Kailash's mountain range is recorded as Gangdise Shan^[22].

Body

Geography

Mount Kailash is in the country of People's Republic of China^[8]. It is located in Ngari Prefecture^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Mount Kailash sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6638'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include mountain^[9], sacred mountain^[10], and virgin peak^[11]. Religious affiliations include Hinduism^[3], a religion^[23]; Buddhism^[4], a religion^[24]; Jainism^[5], a religion^[25], founded in -0500^[26]; and Bon^[6], a tradition^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mount Kailash include Kailashahar^[28], a town^[29], in India^[30].

Why It Matters

Mount Kailash ranks in the top 0.06% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,532 views/month, #8 of 13,313).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Kailashahar^[28], a town^[29], in India^[30].