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Paratethys

large prehistoric shallow inland sea that stretched from the Alps (Central Europe) to the Aral Sea (Central Asia) during the Oligocene and Miocene
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Paratethys

Summary

Paratethys is a historic ocean[1]. Paratethys ranks in the top 5% of historic_ocean entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Paratethys's image is recorded as Rupelian palaeogeography of the Tethys (Paratethys) Realm.jpg[3].
  • Paratethys's instance of is recorded as historic ocean[4].
  • Paratethys's Commons category is recorded as Paratethys Ocean[5].
  • Paratethys's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f7d_9[6].
  • Paratethys's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1164992[7].
  • Paratethys's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 145647[8].

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Designation and Status

Paratethys's instance of is recorded as historic ocean[4].

Why It Matters

Paratethys ranks in the top 5% of historic_ocean entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month).[2] Paratethys has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] Paratethys is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Paratethys. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/paratethys
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