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Surkh Kotal

archaeological site in Afghanistan
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Surkh Kotal

Summary

Surkh Kotal is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Surkh Kotal is in the country of Afghanistan[3].
  • Surkh Kotal's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[4].
  • Surkh Kotal's Commons category is recorded as Surkh Kotal[5].
  • Surkh Kotal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.05, 'lon': 68.566667}[6].

Body

Geography

Surkh Kotal is in the country of Afghanistan[3].

Designation and Status

Surkh Kotal's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[4].

Why It Matters

Surkh Kotal ranks in the top 8% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Afghanistan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Surkh Kotal. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/surkh-kotal
MLA “Surkh Kotal.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/surkh-kotal.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_surkh-kotal_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Surkh Kotal}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/surkh-kotal}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}}
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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. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ml', 'nl', 'ps', 'ru', 's
    Gnd id → 4106430-6
    Instance of → archaeological site
    Country → Afghanistan
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
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