Waal

Summary

Waal is a river^[1]. Waal ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (439 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Waal is located in North Brabant^[3].
• Waal is located in South Holland^[4].
• Waal is located in Gelderland^[5].
• Waal is in the country of Netherlands^[6].
• Waal is on the continent of Europe^[7].
• Waal's instance of is recorded as river^[8].
• Waal is part of Grote rivieren^[9].
• Waal's Commons category is recorded as Waal^[10].
• Waal's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Boven-Merwede^[11].
• Waal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.891749, 'lon': 5.520716}^[12].
• Waal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.816666666667, 'lon': 5.05}^[13].
• Waal's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Rhine^[14].
• Waal's Commons gallery is recorded as Waal^[15].
• Waal's tributary is recorded as Linge^[16].
• Waal's tributary is recorded as Amsterdam–Rhine Canal^[17].
• Waal's tributary is recorded as Waalhaven^[18].
• Waal's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[19].
• Waal's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Waal's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[21].
• Waal's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Waal's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Waal's different from is recorded as Waal^[24].
• Waal's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+82'}^[25].
• Waal's discharge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q794261', 'amount': '+1500'}^[26].

Body

Geography

Waal is in the country of Netherlands^[6]. Located in include North Brabant^[3], a province of the Netherlands^[27], in Netherlands^[28], founded in 1815^[29]; South Holland^[4], a province of the Netherlands^[30], in Netherlands^[31], founded in 1840^[32]; and Gelderland^[5], a province of the Netherlands^[33], in Netherlands^[34], headquartered in Provinciehuis Gelderland^[35]. Waal is on the continent of Europe^[7]. Waal is part of Grote rivieren^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Waal's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+82'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Waal's instance of is recorded as river^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Waal include Waalhaven^[36], a port^[37], in Netherlands^[38] and RijnWaalpad^[39], a bicycle highway^[40], in Netherlands^[41].

Why It Matters

Waal ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (439 views/month).^[2] Waal has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Waal is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Waal include Waalhaven^[36], a port^[37], in Netherlands^[38] and RijnWaalpad^[39], a bicycle highway^[40], in Netherlands^[41].