Sheba

Ancient South Arabian kingdom mentioned in multiple religious texts
Organization historical_country Q216068
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Sheba

Summary

Sheba is a historical country[1]. Sheba draws 2,759 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #189 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sheba's religion is recorded as religion in pre-Islamic Arabia[3].
  • Sheba is in the country of Yemen[4].
  • Sheba's instance of is recorded as historical country[5].
  • Sheba's capital is recorded as Marib[6].
  • Sheba's capital is recorded as Sirwah[7].
  • Sheba's capital is recorded as Sanaa[8].
  • Sheba's official language is recorded as Sabaean[9].
  • Sheba's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy[10].
  • Sheba's said to be the same as is recorded as Sabaeans[11].
  • 1000 BC marks the founding of Sheba[12].
  • Sheba was dissolved in 275[13].
  • Sheba's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 15.45, 'longitude': 45.333333333333336}[14].
  • Sheba's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sheba[15].
  • Sheba's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[16].
  • Sheba's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17].
  • Sheba's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • Sheba's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[19].
  • Sheba's replaced by is recorded as Himyarite kingdom[20].
  • Sheba's native label is recorded as 𐩪𐩨𐩱[21].
  • Sheba's different from is recorded as Sheba[22].
  • Sheba's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Sheba[23].

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Founding

1000 BC marks the founding of Sheba[12].

Dissolution

Sheba was dissolved in 275[13].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Sheba include Sabaʾ[24], a surah[25].

Why It Matters

Sheba draws 2,759 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #189 of 1,549).[2] Sheba has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Sheba is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for Sheba include Sabaʾ[24], a surah[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · איש הישראלי · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Sabaeans
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q940785]]"
  2. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Native American studies
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q27752, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  3. 16w ago · THEbotIT bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → —
    Replaced by → —
    Aliases → —
    Official language → Sabaean
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q1138524]], Add reference to a lexicon article."
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