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Supreme Council of Antiquities

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Supreme Council of Antiquities

Summary

Supreme Council of Antiquities is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Supreme Council of Antiquities is located in Cairo[3].
  • Supreme Council of Antiquities is in the country of Egypt[4].
  • Supreme Council of Antiquities's instance of is recorded as government agency[5].
  • Supreme Council of Antiquities is owned by Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities[6].
  • 1953 marks the founding of Supreme Council of Antiquities[7].
  • Supreme Council of Antiquities was dissolved in 2012[8].
  • Supreme Council of Antiquities's general secretary is recorded as Mostafa Waziri[9].
  • Supreme Council of Antiquities's general secretary is recorded as Mohamed Ismail Khaled[10].

Body

Founding

1953 marks the founding of Supreme Council of Antiquities[7].

Ownership

Supreme Council of Antiquities is owned by Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities[6].

Dissolution

Supreme Council of Antiquities was dissolved in 2012[8].

Why It Matters

Supreme Council of Antiquities ranks in the top 5% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Egypt Gaston Maspero Howard Carter

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] ↑ . english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved . english.ahram.org.eg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved . english.ahram.org.eg. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 24d ago · Bouette · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 1994"
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