Nastaʿlīq

predominant calligraphic hand of the Perso-Arabic script to transcribe Persic and Indo-Aryan languages in Central and Southern Asia
Place cursive Q1133121
Nastaʿlīq
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Nastaʿlīq

Summary

Nastaʿlīq is a cursive[1]. Nastaʿlīq draws 464 Wikipedia views per month (cursive category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nastaʿlīq is the creator of Mir Ali Tabrizi[3].
  • Nastaʿlīq is located in Iran[4].
  • Nastaʿlīq is located in Pakistan[5].
  • Nastaʿlīq is located in Afghanistan[6].
  • Nastaʿlīq is located in India[7].
  • Nastaʿlīq is located in Xinjiang[8].
  • Nastaʿlīq is located in Iraq[9].
  • Nastaʿlīq is in the country of Turkey[10].
  • Nastaʿlīq is in the country of Uzbekistan[11].
  • Nastaʿlīq is in the country of India[12].
  • Nastaʿlīq is in the country of Iran[13].
  • Nastaʿlīq is in the country of Iraq[14].
  • Nastaʿlīq is in the country of Pakistan[15].
  • Nastaʿlīq's image is recorded as Khatt-e Nastaliq.jpg[16].
  • Nastaʿlīq's image is recorded as Nasta'liq calligraphy style - Mirza Gholamreza Esfahani 02.png[17].
  • Nastaʿlīq's image is recorded as Miremad-1.jpg[18].
  • Nastaʿlīq's instance of is recorded as cursive[19].
  • Nastaʿlīq's instance of is recorded as script style[20].
  • Nastaʿlīq's based on is recorded as Arabic script[21].
  • Nastaʿlīq's Commons category is recorded as Nastaliq[22].
  • Nastaʿlīq's language of work or name is recorded as Urdu[23].
  • Nastaʿlīq's language of work or name is recorded as Persian[24].
  • Nastaʿlīq's language of work or name is recorded as Punjabi[25].
  • Nastaʿlīq's language of work or name is recorded as Dari[26].
  • Nastaʿlīq's language of work or name is recorded as Ottoman Turkish[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Turkey[10], a sovereign state[28], in Turkey[29], founded in 1923[30]; Uzbekistan[11], a sovereign state[31], in Uzbekistan[32], founded in 1991[33]; India[12], a country[34], in India[35], founded in 1947[36]; Iran[13], a sovereign state[37], in Iran[38], founded in 1979[39]; Iraq[14], a sovereign state[40], in Iraq[41], founded in 1932[42]; and Pakistan[15], a sovereign state[43], in Pakistan[44], founded in 1947[45]. Located in include Iran[4], a sovereign state[46], in Iran[47], founded in 1979[48]; Pakistan[5], a sovereign state[49], in Pakistan[50], founded in 1947[51]; Afghanistan[6], a sovereign state[52], in Afghanistan[53], founded in 1709[54]; India[7], a country[55], in India[56], founded in 1947[57]; Xinjiang[8], an autonomous region of China[58], in People's Republic of China[59], founded in 1955[60]; and Iraq[9], a sovereign state[61], in Iraq[62], founded in 1932[63].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cursive[19] and script style[20].

History and Context

+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nastaʿlīq[64].

Why It Matters

Nastaʿlīq draws 464 Wikipedia views per month (cursive category, ranking #2 of 3).[2] Nastaʿlīq has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Nastaʿlīq is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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