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The Octagon

Egyptian Ministry of Defense headquarters
Organization architectural_ensemble Q97280156
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The Octagon

Summary

The Octagon is an architectural ensemble[1]. It draws 238 Wikipedia views per month (architectural_ensemble category, ranking #91 of 166).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Octagon is located in Cairo[3].
  • The Octagon is in the country of Egypt[4].
  • The Octagon's instance of is recorded as architectural ensemble[5].
  • octagon is named after The Octagon[6].
  • The Octagon is part of New Administrative Capital[7].
  • The Octagon is used for defence ministry[8].
  • The Octagon's Commons category is recorded as The Octagon (Egypt)[9].
  • The Octagon's occupant is recorded as Ministry of Defence of Egypt[10].
  • The Octagon's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 29.933278800428038, 'longitude': 31.66002172883534}[11].
  • The Octagon's official website is recorded as https://www.mod.gov.eg/ModWebSite/[12].
  • The Octagon's native label is recorded as الأوكتاجون[13].

Body

Identity

The Octagon is part of New Administrative Capital[7].

Why It Matters

The Octagon draws 238 Wikipedia views per month (architectural_ensemble category, ranking #91 of 166).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Egypt

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 4w ago · Yousef Kemet · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Egyptian Ministry of Defense headquarters
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||arz, ar, en */"
  2. 11w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Cairo
    Part of → New Administrative Capital
    Has use → defence ministry
    Openstreetmap way id → 859434000
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||bn, ar */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
  3. 11w ago · Rémih · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → architectural ensemble
    Part of → New Administrative Capital
    Coordinates → —
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q1497375]]"
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