Qaryat al-Faw

ancient village and the capital of Kinda
Place archaeological_site Q2829327
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Summary

Qaryat al-Faw is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (950 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Qaryat al-Faw is located in Riyadh Province[3].
  • Qaryat al-Faw is located in As Sulayyil governorate[4].
  • Qaryat al-Faw is in the country of Saudi Arabia[5].
  • Qaryat al-Faw's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Qaryat al-Faw's Commons category is recorded as Qaryat al-Faw[7].
  • Qaryat al-Faw's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19.7833, 'lon': 45.15}[8].
  • Qaryat al-Faw's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[9].
  • Qaryat al-Faw's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)[10].
  • Qaryat al-Faw's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (v)[11].

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Geography

Qaryat al-Faw is in the country of Saudi Arabia[5]. Located in include Riyadh Province[3], a province of Saudi Arabia[12], in Saudi Arabia[13] and As Sulayyil governorate[4], a governorate of Saudi Arabia[14], in Saudi Arabia[15].

Designation and Status

Qaryat al-Faw's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[9].

Why It Matters

Qaryat al-Faw ranks in the top 7% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (950 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [15] ↑ . 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. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', 'hr', '
    Gnd id → 4301545-1
    Sitelink count → 21
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 13w ago · Reiser115 · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Located in → —
    Wikidata description → ancient village and the capital of Kinda
    Heritage designation → Tentative World Heritage Site, World Heritage Site
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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