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Sharbat Gula

Sharbat Gula, subject of a notable photograph titled "Afghan Girl"
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Summary

Sharbat Gula was born on March 20, 1972[1], in Nangarhar Province[2]. She ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,418 views/month, #6,138 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Afghanistan[4]
  • Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam[5]
  • Sex or gender: female[6]
  • Commons category: Sharbat Gula[7]
  • Residence: Italy[8]
  • Significant event: photographing[9]
  • Depicted by: Afghan Girl[10]

Why It Matters

Sharbat Gula has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] She is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

FAQs

Where was Sharbat Gula born?

Sharbat Gula's place of birth was Nangarhar Province[2].

Related Entities

Afghanistan Italy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sharbat Gula. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sharbat-gula
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Nikkimaria · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ethnic group → —
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Ethnic group: Pashtuns"
  2. 19d ago · ~2026-46547-51 · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Religion or worldview → Sunni Islam
    Instance of → human
    Depicted by → Afghan Girl
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Ethnic group: Pashtuns"
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