The Burren

glaciated karst landscape region or alvar in northwest County Clare, Ireland
Place natural_region Q917858
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The Burren

Summary

The Burren is a natural region[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of natural_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,993 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Burren is located in County Clare[3].
  • The Burren is located in Burren[4].
  • The Burren is in the country of Ireland[5].
  • The Burren's instance of is recorded as natural region[6].
  • The Burren's instance of is recorded as protected area[7].
  • The Burren's instance of is recorded as karst[8].
  • The Burren's Commons category is recorded as Burren[9].
  • The Burren's located in time zone is recorded as Western European Time[10].
  • The Burren comprises Burren National Park[11].
  • The Burren's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.0977, 'lon': -9.28401}[12].
  • The Burren's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Burren[13].
  • The Burren's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[14].
  • The Burren's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'Boirinn'}[15].
  • The Burren's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Burren'}[16].
  • The Burren's different from is recorded as Q28467979[17].
  • The Burren covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+360'}[18].
  • The Burren's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (v)[19].
  • The Burren's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (viii)[20].
  • The Burren's significant place is recorded as Galway[21].
  • The Burren's historic county is recorded as County Clare[22].

Body

Geography

The Burren is in the country of Ireland[5]. Located in include County Clare[3], a county of Ireland[23], in Ireland[24] and Burren[4], a barony[25], in Ireland[26].

Physical Characteristics

The Burren covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+360'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include natural region[6], protected area[7], and karst[8]. The Burren's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[14].

Why It Matters

The Burren ranks in the top 5% of natural_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,993 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . logainm.ie. logainm.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . logainm.ie. logainm.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . nationalparks.ie. nationalparks.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Significant place Galway
    Coordinate location {'lat': 53.0977, 'lon': -9.28401}
    World heritage criteria (v), (viii)
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