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Urkesh

archaeological site in Syria
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Urkesh

Summary

Urkesh is a tell[1]. Urkesh has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Urkesh is located in Hasakah Governorate[3].
  • Urkesh is in the country of Syria[4].
  • Urkesh's instance of is recorded as tell[5].
  • Urkesh's Commons category is recorded as Tell Mozan[6].
  • Urkesh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.056944444444, 'lon': 40.997222222222}[7].
  • Urkesh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Urkesh[8].
  • Urkesh's culture is recorded as Hurrians[9].

Why It Matters

Urkesh has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Urkesh is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Syria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0379844-Urkes-zanikle-mesto
    Instance of → —
    Located in → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0379844-Urkes-zanikle-mesto, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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