Cyrene
ancient Greek and Roman city near present-day Shahhat, Libya
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Cyrene
Summary
Cyrene is a Greek colony[1]. Cyrene ranks in the top 10% of greek_colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,650 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Cyrene is located in Libya[3].
- Cyrene is located in Jabal al Akhdar[4].
- Cyrene is in the country of Libya[5].
- Cyrene is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea[6].
- Cyrene's instance of is recorded as Greek colony[7].
- Cyrene's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[8].
- Cyrene's instance of is recorded as municipality of Libya[9].
- Cyrene's instance of is recorded as emporium[10].
- Cyrene's instance of is recorded as polis[11].
- Cyrene's Commons category is recorded as Cyrene[12].
- 630 BC marks the founding of Cyrene[13].
- Cyrene's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 32.816666666667, 'longitude': 21.85}[14].
- Cyrene's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 32.823041, 'longitude': 21.85727}[15].
- Cyrene's significant event is recorded as list of World Heritage in Danger[16].
- Cyrene's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cyrene, Libya[17].
- Cyrene's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[18].
- Cyrene's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[19].
- Cyrene's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
- Cyrene's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
- Cyrene's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22].
- Cyrene's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
- Cyrene's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[24].
- Cyrene's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[25].
- Cyrene's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Cirene[26].
- Cyrene's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Cirene[27].
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Founding
630 BC marks the founding of Cyrene[13].
Why It Matters
Cyrene ranks in the top 10% of greek_colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,650 views/month).[2] Cyrene has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Cyrene is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]