Ruby Ridge

1992 standoff in Boundary County, Idaho, United States, that resulted in three human fatalities
Thing civil_disorder Q1604442
Ruby Ridge
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Ruby Ridge

Summary

Ruby Ridge is a civil disorder[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of civil_disorder entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,019 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ruby Ridge is located in Boundary County[3].
  • Ruby Ridge is in the country of United States[4].
  • Ruby Ridge's instance of is recorded as civil disorder[5].
  • Ruby Ridge's instance of is recorded as botched police raid[6].
  • Ruby Ridge is named after Ruby Ridge[7].
  • Ruby Ridge's Commons category is recorded as Ruby Ridge[8].
  • Ruby Ridge began on August 21, 1992[9].
  • Ruby Ridge ended on August 31, 1992[10].
  • Ruby Ridge occurred on August 1992[11].
  • Ruby Ridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 48.624166666667, 'longitude': -116.48361111111}[12].
  • Ruby Ridge's described by source is recorded as The Siege at Ruby Ridge[13].
  • Ruby Ridge's significant person is recorded as Randy Weaver[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include civil disorder[5] and botched police raid[6].

Origins

Ruby Ridge is named after it[7].

Why It Matters

Ruby Ridge ranks in the top 5% of civil_disorder entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,019 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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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  1. 29d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id → 5213220901
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 5213220901, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/5213220901 in United States"
  2. 4w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → civil disorder, botched police raid
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51866|batch #51866]]"
  3. 5w ago · ~2026-46054-63 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    End time → —
    Instance of → civil disorder, botched police raid
    Start time → +1992-08-21T00:00:00Z
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P585]]: August 1992"
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