Chaldea
small country between the late 10th or early 9th and mid-6th centuries BC
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Summary
Chaldea is a historical country[1]. Chaldea ranks in the top 7% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,945 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Location: Mesopotamia[3]
- Commons category: Chaldea[4]
- Inception: 1000 BC[5]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 650 BC[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chaldea[7]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[8], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[11], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[12], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia[16], Pauly–Wissowa[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Chaldea include 313 Chaldaea[19], an asteroid[20].
Why It Matters
Chaldea has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Chaldea is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]
Entities named for Chaldea include 313 Chaldaea[19], an asteroid[20].