Fatehpur Sikri
town in Agra District, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Summary
Fatehpur Sikri is a fort[1]. It ranks in the top 0.91% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,232 views/month, #8 of 879).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Agra district[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Instance of: city[5], municipal council of India[6]
- Postal code: 283110[7]
- Commons category: Fatehpur Sikri[8]
- Local dialing code: 05240[9]
- Inception: 1569[10]
- Coordinate location: 27.091111111111, 77.661111111111[11]
- Official website: https://www.fatehpursikri.gov.in/[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fatehpur Sikri[13]
- Commons gallery: Fatehpur Sikri[14]
- Population: 32,905[15], 28,754[16]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Meyer’s Universum, Fünfzehnter Band[18]
- Capital of: Mughal Empire[19]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[20], Monument of National Importance[21]
- Different from: Fatehpur Sikri[22]
- Elevation above sea level: 213[23]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[24], (iii)[25], (iv)[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wiki Loves Monuments in India[27]
Why It Matters
Fatehpur Sikri has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]