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Galatia

area in the highlands of central Asia Minor
AdministrativeArea historical_region Q26847
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Summary

Galatia is a historical region[1]. Galatia ranks in the top 7% of historical region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,564 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Turkey[3]
  • Capital: Ancyra[4]
  • Commons category: Galatia[5]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Anatolia[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Galatia[7]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[8], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[9], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[16]
  • Demonym: gálata[17]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Galatia[18]

Why It Matters

Galatia has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Galatia is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Gelimer Symeon the New Theologian Turkey

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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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  1. 7w ago · Charp238 · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Locator map image → Galatia SPQR.png
    Image → Galatia SPQR.png
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Image to Locator map image"
  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 39.266667, 'lon': 32.983333}
    Instance of → —
    Coordinates → —
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon +6
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q28268, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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