Zeila

town in Awdal, Somaliland
Place human_settlement Q157800
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Zeila

Summary

Zeila is a human settlement[1]. Zeila ranks in the top 0.54% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,197 views/month, #194 of 35,923).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zeila is located in Zeila & Lughaya State[3].
  • Zeila is in the country of Somalia[4].
  • Zeila's instance of is recorded as human settlement[5].
  • Zeila's Commons category is recorded as Zeila[6].
  • Zeila's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.353888888889, 'lon': 43.473888888889}[7].
  • Zeila's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zeila[8].
  • Zeila's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • Zeila's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • Zeila's capital of is recorded as Adal Sultanate[11].
  • Zeila's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'so', 'text': 'Saylac'}[12].

Body

Geography

Zeila is in the country of Somalia[4]. Zeila is located in Zeila & Lughaya State[3].

Designation and Status

Zeila's instance of is recorded as human settlement[5].

Why It Matters

Zeila ranks in the top 0.54% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,197 views/month, #194 of 35,923).[2] Zeila has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Zeila is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Zeila & Lughaya State
    Wikipedia languages → ['am', 'ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fi', 'fr',
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Gnd id → 7594757-2
    + 10 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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