Ajanta Caves

Summary

Ajanta Caves is a grotto^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of grotto entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,479 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ajanta Caves is located in Aurangabad district^[3].
• Ajanta Caves is in the country of India^[4].
• Ajanta Caves's instance of is recorded as grotto^[5].
• Ajanta Caves's instance of is recorded as artificial cave^[6].
• Ajanta Caves's instance of is recorded as temple^[7].
• Ajanta Caves's Commons category is recorded as Ajanta Caves^[8].
• Ajanta Caves's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[9].
• 200 BC marks the founding of Ajanta Caves^[10].
• Ajanta Caves's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 20.55341667, 'lon': 75.70047222}^[11].
• Ajanta Caves's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ajanta Caves^[12].
• Ajanta Caves's Commons gallery is recorded as Ajanta Caves^[13].
• Ajanta Caves's facet of is recorded as Buddhist caves in India^[14].
• Ajanta Caves's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[15].
• Ajanta Caves's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Ajanta Caves's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Ajanta Caves's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• Ajanta Caves's described by source is recorded as Great dictionary of geographical names^[19].
• Ajanta Caves's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Ajanta Caves's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[21].
• Ajanta Caves's described by source is recorded as The Atlas of Holy Places & Sacred Sites^[22].
• Ajanta Caves's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[23].
• Ajanta Caves's heritage designation is recorded as Monument of National Importance^[24].
• Ajanta Caves's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mr', 'text': 'अजिंठा लेणी/गुहा'}^[25].
• Ajanta Caves covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+8242'}^[26].
• Ajanta Caves covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+78676'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Ajanta Caves is in the country of India^[4]. It is located in Aurangabad district^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+8242'}^[26] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+78676'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include grotto^[5], artificial cave^[6], and temple^[7]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site^[23] and Monument of National Importance^[24].

History and Context

200 BC marks the founding of Ajanta Caves^[10].

Why It Matters

Ajanta Caves ranks in the top 7% of grotto entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,479 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]