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Sao civilization

civilization that flourished between 6th century BC to the 16th century AD in the area of modern Cameroon and Chad
Intangible archaeological_culture Q500502
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Sao civilization

Summary

Sao civilization is an archaeological culture[1]. It draws 381 Wikipedia views per month (archaeological_culture category, ranking #106 of 524).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sao civilization is in the country of Cameroon[3].
  • Sao civilization is in the country of Chad[4].
  • Sao civilization is in the country of Nigeria[5].
  • Sao civilization is on the body of water Chari River[6].
  • Sao civilization is on the body of water Lake Chad[7].
  • Sao civilization's instance of is recorded as archaeological culture[8].
  • Sao civilization's Commons category is recorded as Sao culture[9].
  • Sao civilization began on 600 BC[10].
  • Sao civilization ended on 1600[11].
  • Sao civilization's replaced by is recorded as Kotoko kingdom[12].

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Definition and Type

Sao civilization's instance of is recorded as archaeological culture[8].

Why It Matters

Sao civilization draws 381 Wikipedia views per month (archaeological_culture category, ranking #106 of 524).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Cameroon Chad Chari River Nigeria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water → Chari River, Lake Chad
    Country → Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria
    Instance of → archaeological culture
    Country → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) ([[Property:P14541]]) 2"
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