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Shanidar Cave

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Shanidar Cave

Summary

Shanidar Cave is a cave[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Shanidar Cave is located in Erbil Governorate[3].
  • Shanidar Cave is in the country of Iraq[4].
  • Shanidar Cave's instance of is recorded as cave[5].
  • Shanidar Cave's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Shanidar Cave's Commons category is recorded as Shanidar Cave[7].
  • Shanidar Cave's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.8006, 'lon': 44.2433}[8].
  • Shanidar Cave's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[9].
  • Shanidar Cave's mountain range is recorded as Zagros Mountains[10].

Body

Geography

Shanidar Cave is in the country of Iraq[4]. It is located in Erbil Governorate[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cave[5] and archaeological site[6].

Why It Matters

Shanidar Cave has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Iraq Zagros Mountains

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mountain range → Zagros Mountains
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 36.8006, 'lon': 44.2433}
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8
    Located in → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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