Oxyrhynchus

Summary

Oxyrhynchus is an ancient city^[1]. Oxyrhynchus ranks in the top 5% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (362 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oxyrhynchus is located in Egypt^[3].
• Oxyrhynchus is in the country of Egypt^[4].
• Oxyrhynchus's image is recorded as Oxyrhynchos map.gif^[5].
• Oxyrhynchus's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[6].
• Oxyrhynchus's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[7].
• Oxyrhynchus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316431443^[8].
• Oxyrhynchus's GND ID is recorded as 4044250-0^[9].
• Oxyrhynchus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91128297^[10].
• Oxyrhynchus's Commons category is recorded as Oxyrhynchus^[11].
• Oxyrhynchus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 28.53611111, 'lon': 30.65555556}^[12].
• Oxyrhynchus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 28.53583333, 'lon': 30.65527778}^[13].
• Oxyrhynchus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dqhrj^[14].
• Oxyrhynchus's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge810450^[15].
• Oxyrhynchus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oxyrhynchus^[16].
• Oxyrhynchus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0048078^[17].
• Oxyrhynchus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0247948^[18].
• Oxyrhynchus's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Oxyrhynchus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Oxyrhynchus^[20].
• Oxyrhynchus's vici.org ID is recorded as 11302^[21].
• Oxyrhynchus's GeoNames ID is recorded as 361471^[22].
• Oxyrhynchus's Pleiades ID is recorded as 736983^[23].
• Oxyrhynchus's Trismegistos Geo ID is recorded as 1524^[24].
• Oxyrhynchus's National Library of Greece ID is recorded as 281221^[25].
• Oxyrhynchus's Who's on First ID is recorded as 1209899993^[26].
• Oxyrhynchus's Alvin ID is recorded as alvin-place:6768^[27].

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Geography

Oxyrhynchus is in the country of Egypt^[4]. Oxyrhynchus is located in Egypt^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city^[6] and archaeological site^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Oxyrhynchus include Oxyrhynchus Papyri^[28], a manuscript collection^[29].

Why It Matters

Oxyrhynchus ranks in the top 5% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (362 views/month).^[2] Oxyrhynchus has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Oxyrhynchus is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Oxyrhynchus include Oxyrhynchus Papyri^[28], a manuscript collection^[29].