Dublin

capital and largest city of Ireland
Place big_city Q1761
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Dublin

Summary

Dublin is a big city[1]. Dublin ranks in the top 0.67% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,963 views/month, #2 of 300).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dublin was a member of Creative Cities Network[3].
  • Dublin was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation[4].
  • Dublin was a member of League of Historical Cities[5].
  • Dublin is located in Dublin City[6].
  • Dublin is in the country of Ireland[7].
  • Dublin is on the body of water Liffey[8].
  • Dublin is on the body of water Irish Sea[9].
  • Dublin is on the body of water Q1542268[10].
  • Dublin is on the body of water River Dodder[11].
  • Dublin's head of government is recorded as Paul McAuliffe[12].
  • Dublin's head of government is recorded as Mícheál Mac Donncha[13].
  • Dublin's head of government is recorded as Q140385939[14].
  • Dublin is on the continent of Europe[15].
  • Dublin's instance of is recorded as big city[16].
  • Dublin's instance of is recorded as largest city[17].
  • Dublin's instance of is recorded as port city[18].
  • Dublin's instance of is recorded as municipality[19].
  • Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vilnius[20].
  • Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Jose[21].
  • Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barcelona[22].
  • Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liverpool[23].
  • Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing[24].
  • Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Milan[25].
  • Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Budapest[26].
  • Dublin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yambol[27].

Body

Geography

Dublin is in the country of Ireland[7]. Dublin is located in Dublin City[6]. Adjacent water bodies include Liffey[8], a river[28], in Ireland[29]; Irish Sea[9], a sea[30], in United Kingdom[31]; Q1542268[10], a canal[32], in Ireland[33], founded in 1790[34]; and River Dodder[11], a river[35], in Ireland[36]. Dublin is on the continent of Europe[15].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+527612'}[37], {'amount': '+553165'}[38], {'amount': '+506211'}[39], and {'amount': '+592713'}[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city[16], largest city[17], port city[18], and municipality[19].

History and Context

841 marks the founding of Dublin[41].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dublin include Dublin Airport[42], an international airport[43], in Ireland[44], founded in 1940[45]; Dublin[46], a city in the United States[47], in United States[48], founded in 1987[49]; place de Dublin[50], a square[51], in France[52]; Dublin Township[53], a township of Minnesota[54], in United States[55]; and Dublin Convention[56], a treaty of the European Union[57].

Why It Matters

Dublin ranks in the top 0.67% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,963 views/month, #2 of 300).[2] Dublin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Dublin is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Entities named for Dublin include Dublin Airport[42], an international airport[43], in Ireland[44], founded in 1940[45]; Dublin[46], a city in the United States[47], in United States[48], founded in 1987[49]; place de Dublin[50], a square[51], in France[52]; Dublin Township[53], a township of Minnesota[54], in United States[55]; and Dublin Convention[56], a treaty of the European Union[57].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [57] ↑ . 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. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · TTWIDEE · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of our own tag → Dublin (City)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8419]]: Dublin (City)"
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → Paul McAuliffe, Mícheál Mac Donncha, Q140385939
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 10w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Dublin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Locations/Dublin"
  4. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 5343
    Biblissima authority id → Sorubim elongatus
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q27314, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  5. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → K3lNb
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  6. 13w ago · Bogger · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → big city, largest city, port city +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q15284]]"
  7. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 77700
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 77700, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  8. 14w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → dublinas
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: dublinas"
  9. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaycities id → dublin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13968]]: dublin, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/226429058|Dublin (#226429058)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7294|GayCities city]] #mix'n'm"
  10. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → dublin, dublin-ireland
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: dublin, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289932533|dublin (#289932533)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  11. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0005303-Dublin-Irsko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0005303-Dublin-Irsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259661|batch #259661]]"
  12. 16w ago · Hogweard · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikishire article id → Dublin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13364]]: Dublin"
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