quarry

place from which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate etc. has been excavated from the ground
Thing type_of_mining_site Q188040
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quarry

Summary

quarry is a type of mining site[1]. quarry has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • quarry's instance of is recorded as type of mining site[3].
  • quarry is a type of human-made landform[4].
  • quarry is a type of surface mine[5].
  • quarry's Commons category is recorded as Quarries[6].
  • quarry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Quarries[7].
  • quarry's Commons gallery is recorded as Quarry[8].
  • quarry's described at URL is recorded as https://akp.nba.fi/wiki;louhos[9].
  • quarry's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as landuse=quarry[10].
  • quarry's described by source is recorded as Arkeologisen kulttuuriperinnön opas[11].
  • quarry's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • quarry's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • quarry's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[14].
  • quarry's different from is recorded as Cantera[15].
  • quarry's different from is recorded as Cava[16].
  • quarry's different from is recorded as Lomy[17].
  • quarry's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000284[18].
  • quarry's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].

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Definition and Type

quarry's instance of is recorded as type of mining site[3]. Recorded subclass of include human-made landform[4] and surface mine[5].

Influence

Things named for quarry include Pedreira Paulo Leminski[20], an architectural structure[21], in Brazil[22].

Why It Matters

quarry has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] quarry is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for quarry include Pedreira Paulo Leminski[20], an architectural structure[21], in Brazil[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Environment Ontology. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id 5471
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 5471, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107287522|quarries (#107287522)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionar"
  2. 24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0298691-lomy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0298691-lomy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  3. 26d ago · Liber008 · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14369 69068
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14369]]: 69068, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/283041768|Quarry (#283041768)]] for {{P|14369}}"
  4. 8w ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id b8245507-7d58-4a3c-b425-dd75cb475980
    Described by source Arkeologisen kulttuuriperinnön opas, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +1
    Gnd id 4058898-1
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 4420795
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1424]]: [[Q139675130]], adding inverse claim"
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