Nazca Lines

large geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in Peru
VisualArtwork geoglyph Q2620036
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Nazca Lines

Summary

Nazca Lines is a geoglyph[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of geoglyph entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,349 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nazca Lines is the creator of Nazca culture[3].
  • Nazca Lines is located in Ica Department[4].
  • Nazca Lines is located in Nasca Province[5].
  • Nazca Lines is in the country of Peru[6].
  • Nazca Lines's instance of is recorded as geoglyph[7].
  • Nazca Lines's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[8].
  • Nazca is named after Nazca Lines[9].
  • Nazca Lines took place at El Ingenio District[10].
  • The location of Nazca Lines was Sechura Desert[11].
  • Nazca Lines's Commons category is recorded as Nazca lines[12].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Condor Geoglyph[13].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Dog geoglyph[14].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Hands geoglyph[15].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca cactus geoglyph[16].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Small Spiral geoglyph[17].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Monkey geoglyph[18].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Tree geoglyph[19].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Frigate Bird geoglyph[20].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Flamingo geoglyph[21].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Hummingbird geoglyph[22].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Owlman geoglyph[23].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Lizard geoglyph[24].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Parrot geoglyph[25].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Spider geoglyph[26].
  • Nazca Lines comprises Nazca Whale geoglyph[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Nazca Lines is the creator of Nazca culture[3].

Material and Period

Recorded location include El Ingenio District[10] and Sechura Desert[11].

Why It Matters

Nazca Lines ranks in the top 8% of geoglyph entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,349 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Make Lists, Not War. beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: 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.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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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  1. 7d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/geoglyfy-nazca
    Getty thesaurus of geographic names id 7033105
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id 11966928d
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/geoglyfy-nazca/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jark"
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