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Gangkhar Puensum

Bhutan mountain
Mountain mountain Q219986
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Summary

Gangkhar Puensum is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,453 views/month, #34 of 13,313).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gasa District[3]
  • Country: Bhutan[4]
  • Instance of: virgin peak[5], sacred mountain[6]
  • Commons category: Gangkhar Puensum[7]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Bhutan[8], People's Republic of China[9]
  • Elevation above sea level: 7570 m[10]
  • Topographic isolation: 228 km[11]
  • Topographic prominence: 2995 m[12]
  • Mountain range: Himalayas[13]

Why It Matters

Gangkhar Puensum has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Bhutan Himalayas People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Gangkhar Puensum. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gangkhar-puensum
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gangkhar-puensum_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Gangkhar Puensum}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gangkhar-puensum}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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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. 22w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Described at url: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/gangkhar-puensum/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Ja"
  2. 24w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7570'}
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Mountain", "GangkarPunsum"]
    Instance of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Gasa District
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Mountain", "GangkarPunsum"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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