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Eridu

archaeological site in Iraq
Place archaeological_site Q210065
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Summary

Eridu is an archaeological site[1]. Eridu ranks in the top 1% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,283 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dhi Qar Governorate[3]
  • Country: Iraq[4]
  • Instance of: ancient city[5]
  • Part of: Ahwar of Southern Iraq[6]
  • Commons category: Eridu[7]
  • Population: 5000[8]
  • Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12]
  • Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[13]
  • Area: 33 ha[14], 1069 ha[15]
  • Culture: Sumer[16]
  • World Heritage criteria: (iii)[17], (v)[18]

Why It Matters

Eridu has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Eridu is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Iraq

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . hy.wikipedia.org. hy.wikipedia.org. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . 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. 13d ago · Triedros · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Dhi Qar Governorate
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 30.82604, 'lon': 45.994627}
    Culture → Sumer
    Population → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ World heritage criteria: (iii)"
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