Pillars of Hercules

promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar
Place landform Q152854
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Pillars of Hercules

Summary

Pillars of Hercules is a landform[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of landform entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,522 views/month, #3 of 322).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pillars of Hercules is in the country of Morocco[3].
  • Pillars of Hercules is in the country of Spain[4].
  • Pillars of Hercules is in the country of Gibraltar[5].
  • Pillars of Hercules's instance of is recorded as landform[6].
  • Pillars of Hercules took place at Strait of Gibraltar[7].
  • Pillars of Hercules's Commons category is recorded as Pillars of Hercules[8].
  • Pillars of Hercules comprises Rock of Gibraltar[9].
  • Pillars of Hercules comprises Jebel Moussa[10].
  • Pillars of Hercules comprises Monte Hacho[11].
  • Pillars of Hercules comprises Calpe[12].
  • Pillars of Hercules comprises Abilyx[13].
  • Pillars of Hercules's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36, 'lon': -5.35}[14].
  • Pillars of Hercules's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Pillars of Hercules's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Morocco[3], a constitutional monarchy[17], in Morocco[18], founded in 1956[19]; Spain[4], a sovereign state[20], in Spain[21], founded in 1715[22]; and Gibraltar[5], a British overseas territory[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1704[25].

Designation and Status

Pillars of Hercules's instance of is recorded as landform[6].

Why It Matters

Pillars of Hercules ranks in the top 0.93% of landform entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,522 views/month, #3 of 322).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id Q28185
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q28185, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  2. 20d ago · Mykhal · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Pillars of Hercules monument, Gibraltar 2007.jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Pillars of Hercules monument, Gibraltar 2007.jpg, Moving to [[Q140608408]]"
  3. 13w ago · Wikihistorian · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Instance of
    Country
    Described by source The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q113107500]]"
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