Qilian Mountains

Summary

Qilian Mountains is a mountain range^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Qilian Mountains is in the country of People's Republic of China^[3].
• Qilian Mountains's image is recorded as Qilian landscape.jpg^[4].
• Qilian Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[5].
• Qilian Mountains's shares border with is recorded as Tibetan Plateau^[6].
• Qilian Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Qilian Mountains^[7].
• Qilian Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.75, 'lon': 98.75}^[8].
• Qilian Mountains's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/066chv^[9].
• Qilian Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Qilian Mountains^[10].
• Qilian Mountains's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[11].
• Qilian Mountains's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Qilian-Mountains^[12].
• Qilian Mountains's topic has template is recorded as Q123964510^[13].
• Qilian Mountains's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1280243^[14].
• Qilian Mountains's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5800'}^[15].
• Qilian Mountains's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Qilian_Shan^[16].
• Qilian Mountains's mountain range is recorded as Q1964410^[17].
• Qilian Mountains's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3964871^[18].
• Qilian Mountains's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 284554^[19].
• Qilian Mountains's OpenStreetMap node ID is recorded as 2036588867^[20].
• Qilian Mountains's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/3d15665b-f98c-40a3-af39-81e7f18d1356^[21].

Body

Geography

Qilian Mountains is in the country of People's Republic of China^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Qilian Mountains's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5800'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Qilian Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Qilian Mountains include Gymnocypris chilianensis^[22], a taxon^[23].

Why It Matters

Qilian Mountains ranks in the top 7% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for it include Gymnocypris chilianensis^[22], a taxon^[23].