Pithom

Summary

Pithom is an ancient city^[1]. Pithom ranks in the top 9% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pithom is in the country of Egypt^[3].
• Pithom's image is recorded as Saqqara, rilievo di horemheb, 1332-1323 ac., B 02.JPG^[4].
• Pithom's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[5].
• Pithom's instance of is recorded as tell^[6].
• Pithom's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[7].
• Pithom's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316747279^[8].
• Pithom's Commons category is recorded as Pithom^[9].
• Pithom's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[10].
• -1278-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pithom^[11].
• Pithom's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.551944444444, 'lon': 32.098611111111}^[12].
• Pithom's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05x8cv^[13].
• Pithom's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Pithom's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[15].
• Pithom's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[16].
• Pithom's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[17].
• Pithom's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• Pithom's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Pithom's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Pithom^[20].
• Pithom's GeoNames ID is recorded as 350861^[21].
• Pithom's Pleiades ID is recorded as 727124^[22].
• Pithom's Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire ID is recorded as 21716^[23].
• Pithom's Trismegistos Geo ID is recorded as 2297^[24].
• Pithom's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13'}^[25].
• Pithom's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -300522^[26].
• Pithom's culture is recorded as Ancient Egypt^[27].

Body

Geography

Pithom is in the country of Egypt^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Pithom's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city^[5], tell^[6], and archaeological site^[7].

History and Context

-1278-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pithom^[11].

Why It Matters

Pithom ranks in the top 9% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).^[2] Pithom has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Pithom is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]