Scythia

Summary

Scythia is a historical region^[1]. Scythia has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Scythia is on the continent of Asia^[3].
• Scythia's instance of is recorded as historical region^[4].
• Scythia's instance of is recorded as historical country^[5].
• Scythia's capital is recorded as Scythian Neapolis^[6].
• Scythia's Commons category is recorded as Scythia^[7].
• 800 BC marks the founding of Scythia^[8].
• Scythia began on January 1, 800 BC^[9].
• Scythia ended on January 1, 400 BC^[10].
• Scythia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.94278, 'lon': 34.12056}^[11].
• Scythia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scythia^[12].
• Scythia's described by source is recorded as Periplus of the Erythraean Sea^[13].
• Scythia's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[14].
• Scythia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• Scythia's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[16].
• Scythia's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Scythia^[17].

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Founding

800 BC marks the founding of Scythia^[8].

Why It Matters

Scythia has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Scythia is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]