Ai-Khanoum

Summary

Ai-Khanoum is an archaeological site^[1]. Ai-Khanoum ranks in the top 3% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,895 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ai-Khanoum is located in Dashti Qala District^[3].
• Ai-Khanoum is in the country of Afghanistan^[4].
• Ai-Khanoum is on the body of water Amu Darya^[5].
• Ai-Khanoum is on the body of water Kokcha River^[6].
• Ai-Khanoum's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[7].
• Ai-Khanoum's instance of is recorded as locality^[8].
• Alexander the Great is named after Ai-Khanoum^[9].
• Ai-Khanoum's Commons category is recorded as Ai Khanoum^[10].
• Ai-Khanoum's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.16638888888889, 'longitude': 69.41083333333333}^[11].
• Ai-Khanoum's significant event is recorded as Siege of Eucratideia^[12].
• Ai-Khanoum's native label is recorded as آی‌خانم^[13].
• Ai-Khanoum's native label is recorded as Eucratideia^[14].

Body

Geography

Ai-Khanoum is in the country of Afghanistan^[4]. Ai-Khanoum is located in Dashti Qala District^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Amu Darya^[5], a river^[15], in Turkmenistan^[16] and Kokcha River^[6], a river^[17], in Afghanistan^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[7] and locality^[8].

History and Context

Alexander the Great is named after Ai-Khanoum^[9].

Why It Matters

Ai-Khanoum ranks in the top 3% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,895 views/month).^[2] Ai-Khanoum has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] Ai-Khanoum is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]