Ashura

tenth day of the month of Muharram in Islamic calendar
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Ashura

Summary

Ashura is a day[1]. Ashura draws 4,659 Wikipedia views per month (day category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ashura's religion is recorded as Islam[3].
  • Ashura's instance of is recorded as day[4].
  • Ashura's instance of is recorded as event[5].
  • Ashura's instance of is recorded as religious holiday[6].
  • Ashura followed Tasu'a[7].
  • The location of Ashura was Muslim world[8].
  • The location of Ashura was Arab world[9].
  • Ashura's Commons category is recorded as Ashura[10].
  • Ashura's language of work or name is recorded as Arabic[11].
  • Ashura's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[12].
  • Ashura's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as 10 Muharram[13].
  • Ashura's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Battle of Karbala[14].
  • Ashura's Commons gallery is recorded as Ashura[15].
  • Ashura's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Ashura's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17].
  • Ashura's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[18].
  • Ashura's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Online[19].
  • Ashura's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1st edition[20].
  • Ashura's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online (EI-2 English)[21].
  • Ashura's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia of Islam, 3rd edition[22].
  • Ashura's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia of Islam, 3rd edition[23].
  • Ashura's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia Islamica[24].
  • Ashura's described by source is recorded as TDV Islamic Encyclopedia[25].
  • Ashura's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar-001', 'text': 'عَاشُورَاءُ'}[26].
  • Ashura's culture is recorded as Islamic culture[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include day[4], event[5], and religious holiday[6].

Influence

Things named for Ashura include aşure[28], a dish[29].

Why It Matters

Ashura draws 4,659 Wikipedia views per month (day category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] Ashura has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Ashura is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Ashura include aşure[28], a dish[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . 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] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . referenceworks.brill.com. referenceworks.brill.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . referenceworks.brill.com. referenceworks.brill.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . referenceworks.brill.com. referenceworks.brill.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . referenceworks.brill.com. referenceworks.brill.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . referenceworks.brill.com. referenceworks.brill.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8 +7
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  2. 27d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Permanent duplicated item Q27075030
    Day in year for periodic occurrence 10 Muharram
    Language of work or name Arabic, multiple languages
    Culture Islamic culture, Arab culture
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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