Carnac stones

stone rows in Carnac, France
Place archaeological_site Q833850
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Carnac stones

Summary

Carnac stones is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,745 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Carnac stones is located in Carnac[3].
  • Carnac stones is located in La Trinité-sur-Mer[4].
  • Carnac stones is in the country of France[5].
  • Carnac stones's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Carnac stones's instance of is recorded as stone row[7].
  • Carnac stones's Commons category is recorded as Monuments historiques in Carnac (stone rows)[8].
  • Carnac stones comprises alignements du Petit-Ménec[9].
  • Carnac stones comprises quadrilatère du Manio[10].
  • Carnac stones comprises Kerlescan alignments[11].
  • Carnac stones comprises Kermario alignments[12].
  • Carnac stones comprises Ménec alignments[13].
  • Carnac stones comprises Géant du Manio[14].
  • Carnac stones's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 47.593333333333, 'longitude': -3.0797222222222}[15].
  • Carnac stones's official website is recorded as https://www.menhirs-carnac.fr/en/[16].
  • Carnac stones's described by source is recorded as The Atlas of Holy Places & Sacred Sites[17].
  • Carnac stones's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument[18].
  • Carnac stones's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[19].
  • Carnac stones's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[20].
  • Carnac stones's culture is recorded as Neolithic[21].

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Geography

Carnac stones is in the country of France[5]. Located in include Carnac[3], a commune of France[22], in France[23] and La Trinité-sur-Mer[4], a commune of France[24], in France[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[6] and stone row[7]. Heritage statuses include classified historical monument[18], Tentative World Heritage Site[19], and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[20].

Why It Matters

Carnac stones ranks in the top 2% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,745 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . 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.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . 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. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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