Rwenzori Mountains

mountain range of eastern equatorial Africa
Place mountain_range Q106540

Facts

13 properties

Identity

Instance of
mountain range

Population and size

Area
+1000[16]
Elevation above sea level
+5109[15]
Highest point
Mount Stanley[7]
Length
+120[14]
More facts +6
Made from material
metamorphic rock[4]
Said to be the same as
Mountains of the Moon[6]
Width
+65[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en The Rain Maker en Rwenzoris en Rwenzori Mountains en Ruwenzori Mountains en Ruwenzori Range ar جبال رونزوري ar سلسة رونزوري الجبلية cs Rwenzori cs Ruwenzori da Rwenzoribjergene de Rwenzori Mountains National Park de Mondberge de Rwenzori-Mountains-Nationalpark de Ruwenzori de Rwenzori de Ruwenzori-Gebirge el Όρη της Σελήνης el Όρη Ρουβενζόρι es Ruwenzori es Cordillera del Rwenzori
🔖 Identifiers · 26
VIAF cluster ID
315144514
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh89002442
GND ID
4105138-5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
1172 ruwenzori.jpg ↗
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
ruwenzori
BabelNet ID
01498271n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16699179m
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
2xAPZ8
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
566257
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Ruwenzori-Range
FAST ID
1310646
Freebase ID
/m/01g5gf
Show all 26 identifiers +14
GeoNames ID
206041
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
ruwenzori
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0057433
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ruwenzori
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3517975
J9U entity ID
987007546565805171
Lex ID
Ruwenzori
Museum-digital place ID
20478
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001194913
National Library of Latvia ID
000371766
OpenStreetMap relation ID
1869749
Topic's main category
Category:Rwenzori Mountains
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Country 2
Described by source 2
Different from 1
Highest point 1
Instance of 1
Made from material 1
Named after 1
Part of 1
SNARC ID 1
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Summary

Rwenzori Mountains is a mountain range[1].

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rwenzori Mountains include Sylvia atriceps[18], a taxon[19].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include Sylvia atriceps[18], a taxon[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . ugandawildlife.org. ugandawildlife.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Zserghei · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 16699179m
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: da: add the missing Danish description; ro: add the missing Romanian description"
  2. 22d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J9U entity ID → 987007546565805171
    National Library of Ireland ID → vtls001194913
    FAST ID → 1310646
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → sh89002442
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 16699179m"
  3. 4w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 16699179m
    "Created claim: Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 16699179m"
  4. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 2xAPZ8
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  5. 19w ago · Vtone · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Latvia ID → 000371766
    "Created claim: National Library of Latvia ID: 000371766"
  6. 25w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Length → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+120'}
    Topic's main category → Category:Rwenzori Mountains
    Country → Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Part of → Great Rift Valley
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Described at URL: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/vrchol-margherita/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:J"
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