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Pontianak

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Pontianak

Summary

Pontianak ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,357 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Pontianak is a type of vampire[2].
  • Pontianak's country of origin is recorded as Indonesia[3].

Body

Definition and Type

Pontianak is a type of vampire[2].

Influence

Things named for Pontianak include Pontianak[4], a city of Indonesia[5], in Indonesia[6], founded in 1771[7].

Why It Matters

Pontianak ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,357 views/month).[1] Pontianak has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] Pontianak is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Entities named for Pontianak include Pontianak[4], a city of Indonesia[5], in Indonesia[6], founded in 1771[7].

Related Entities

Indonesia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Pontianak. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pontianak
MLA “Pontianak.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/pontianak.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pontianak_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Pontianak}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pontianak}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 8C75-AE3E-DC2B-4D54-80FA
    Instance of → ['Q15831596', 'Q25810847']
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 8C75-AE3E-DC2B-4D54-80FA, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  2. 16w ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → ['Q15831596', 'Q25810847']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q25810847]]"
  3. 16w ago · Jerimee · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → ['Q15831596', 'Q25810847']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q15831596]]"
  4. 17w ago · Jerimee · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → ['Q55019500', 'Q2836709', 'Q1940269']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q1940269]]"
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