Shekay District

district of Badakhshan, Afghanistan
AdministrativeArea district_of_afghanistan Q3918400
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Shekay District

Summary

Shekay District is a district of Afghanistan[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of district_of_afghanistan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shekay District is located in Badakhshan Province[3].
  • Shekay District is in the country of Afghanistan[4].
  • Shekay District's instance of is recorded as district of Afghanistan[5].
  • Shekay District's capital is recorded as Jarf[6].
  • Shekay District's follows is recorded as Darwaz[7].
  • Shekay District's locator map image is recorded as Afghanistan Badakhshan Darwaz district location.PNG[8].
  • Shekay District's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 6565146[9].
  • +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shekay District[10].
  • Shekay District's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.206388888889, 'lon': 70.651666666667}[11].
  • Shekay District's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h4g9s[12].
  • Shekay District's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7052689[13].
  • Shekay District's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2803'}[14].
  • Shekay District's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as 10536123[15].
  • Shekay District's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c6dzc1z8[16].

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Geography

Shekay District is in the country of Afghanistan[4]. It is located in Badakhshan Province[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shekay District's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2803'}[14].

Designation and Status

Shekay District's instance of is recorded as district of Afghanistan[5].

History and Context

+2005-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shekay District[10].

Why It Matters

Shekay District ranks in the top 6% of district_of_afghanistan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Shekay District. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shekay-district
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shekay-district_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Shekay District}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shekay-district}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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