Roorkee

city in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India
City city Q1020718
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Roorkee is located in Haridwar district and is situated in India . The town has an elevation of 268 . Roorkee lies within the administrative boundaries of Haridwar district and is part of the country of India . Its elevation is recorded as 268 . Roorkee is in India , within Haridwar district , and stands at an elevation of 268 .

Roorkee

Summary

Roorkee is a city[1]. Roorkee ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,104 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Roorkee is located in Haridwar district[3].
  • Roorkee is in the country of India[4].
  • Roorkee's instance of is recorded as city[5].
  • Roorkee's postal code is recorded as 247667[6].
  • Roorkee's Commons category is recorded as Roorkee[7].
  • Roorkee's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[8].
  • Roorkee's local dialing code is recorded as 91 1332[9].
  • Roorkee's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.861388888889, 'lon': 77.888888888889}[10].
  • Roorkee's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Roorkee[11].
  • Roorkee's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Roorkee sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+268'}[13].
  • Roorkee covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.11'}[14].

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Geography

Roorkee is in the country of India[4]. Roorkee is located in Haridwar district[3].

Physical Characteristics

Roorkee covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.11'}[14]. Roorkee sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+268'}[13].

Designation and Status

Roorkee's instance of is recorded as city[5].

Why It Matters

Roorkee ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,104 views/month).[2] Roorkee has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Roorkee is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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