Dolomites

mountain range in the Alps
Place massif Q1283
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Summary

Dolomites is a massif[1]. Dolomites ranks in the top 2% of massif entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,144 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Veneto[3], Trentino-South Tyrol[4], Province of Belluno[5], South Tyrol[6], Trentino[7]
  • Country: Italy[8]
  • Instance of: mountain range[9]
  • Named after: Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu[10]
  • Made from material: sedimentary rock[11], dolostone[12], volcanic rock[13]
  • Commons category: Dolomites[14]
  • Highest point: Marmolada[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dolomites[16]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18]
  • Different from: The Dolomites[19], Dolomites[20]
  • Length: 150 km[21]
  • Elevation above sea level: 3343 m[22]
  • Area: 15,942 km²[23]
  • Width: 191 km[24]
  • Mountain range: Southern Limestone Alps[25]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mountains[26], WikiProject Italy[27], WikiProject World Heritage Sites[28], WikiProject Geography[29]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Dolomites include South Tyrolian legends[30], a literary cycle[31] and 58191 Dolomiten[32], an asteroid[33].

Why It Matters

Dolomites has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Dolomites is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Dolomites include South Tyrolian legends[30], a literary cycle[31] and 58191 Dolomiten[32], an asteroid[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . 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. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0002165-Dolomity-Italie-pohori
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0002165-Dolomity-Italie-pohori, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mountains, WikiProject Italy, WikiProject World Heritage Sites +1
    Mountain range → Southern Limestone Alps
    Instance of → massif, mountain range
    Highest point → Marmolada
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ Yso id: 180387, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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