Afrasiyab

archaeological site in Uzbekistan
Place archaeological_site Q2167520
Afrasiyab
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Summary

Afrasiyab is an archaeological site[1]. Afrasiyab ranks in the top 6% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Afrasiyab is located in Samarkand[3].
  • Afrasiyab is in the country of Uzbekistan[4].
  • Afrasiyab's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Afrasiyab is part of Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures[6].
  • Afrasiyab's Commons category is recorded as Afrasiyab (Samarkand)[7].
  • Afrasiyab's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.671325, 'longitude': 66.987708333333}[8].
  • Afrasiyab's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • Afrasiyab's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[10].
  • Afrasiyab's heritage designation is recorded as object of tangible cultural heritage of Uzbekistan[11].
  • Afrasiyab's native label is recorded as Afrosiyob[12].
  • Afrasiyab's native label is recorded as Афросиёб[13].
  • Afrasiyab covers an area of {'amount': '+229'}[14].
  • Afrasiyab covers an area of {'amount': '+274'}[15].
  • Afrasiyab's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (i)[16].
  • Afrasiyab's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)[17].
  • Afrasiyab's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)[18].
  • Afrasiyab's directions is recorded as Samarqand shahar atrofida “Imom Vose” MFY “Kircha” MFY, Shohi-Zinda koʻchasilari, hamda Siyob va obi-Mashxad ariqlari oralarida (Toshkent koʻchasi)[19].

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Geography

Afrasiyab is in the country of Uzbekistan[4]. Afrasiyab is located in Samarkand[3]. Afrasiyab is part of Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+229'}[14] and {'amount': '+274'}[15].

Designation and Status

Afrasiyab's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5]. Heritage statuses include part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[10] and object of tangible cultural heritage of Uzbekistan[11].

Why It Matters

Afrasiyab ranks in the top 6% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month).[2] Afrasiyab has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Afrasiyab is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . 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. 21d ago · Triedros · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    World heritage criteria → (i), (ii), (iv)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ World heritage criteria: (i)"
  2. 21w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Samarkand
    Country → Uzbekistan
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 39.671325, 'longitude': 66.987708333333}
    Located in → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Described at url: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/afrasiab/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jarkn and "
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