Old World

Summary

Old World is a region^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,507 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Old World's image is recorded as Cosmographia Claudii Ptolomaei ante 1467 (7455943) (cropped).jpg^[3].
• Old World's instance of is recorded as region^[4].
• Old World's instance of is recorded as geographic location^[5].
• Old World's locator map image is recorded as LocationAfricaEurasia.png^[6].
• Old World's locator map image is recorded as OldNewWorld v4.png^[7].
• Old World's said to be the same as is recorded as Afro-Eurasia^[8].
• Old World's opposite of is recorded as New World^[9].
• Old World's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.508798, 'lon': 44.307273}^[10].
• Old World's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0126gw^[11].
• Old World's topic's main category is recorded as Q10072240^[12].
• Old World's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].
• Old World's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as gamle_verden^[14].
• Old World's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i81983^[15].
• Old World's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779608229^[16].
• Old World's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3979180^[17].
• Old World's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 08579991-n^[18].
• Old World's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2779608229^[19].
• Old World's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as staryi-svet-e71273^[20].
• Old World's museum-digital tag ID is recorded as 23558^[21].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[4] and geographic location^[5].

Why It Matters

Old World ranks in the top 4% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,507 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]