Illyria

classical region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula
Place region Q32047
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Illyria

Summary

Illyria is a region[1]. Illyria ranks in the top 6% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,303 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Illyria is on the continent of Europe[3].
  • Illyria's instance of is recorded as region[4].
  • Illyria's instance of is recorded as ancient civilization[5].
  • Illyria's instance of is recorded as historical region[6].
  • Illyria's shares border with is recorded as Ancient Greece[7].
  • Illyria's shares border with is recorded as Thessaly[8].
  • Illyria's shares border with is recorded as Macedonia[9].
  • Illyria's shares border with is recorded as Raetia[10].
  • Illyrius is named after Illyria[11].
  • Illyria's Commons category is recorded as Illyria[12].
  • Illyria's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.8, 'lon': 19.8}[13].
  • Illyria's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Illyria[14].
  • Illyria's Commons gallery is recorded as Illyria and Illyrians[15].
  • Illyria's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[16].
  • Illyria's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[17].
  • Illyria's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Illyria's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Illyria's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Illyria's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Illyria's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[22].
  • Illyria's replaced by is recorded as Illyricum[23].
  • Illyria's different from is recorded as Kingdom of Illyria[24].
  • Illyria's studied by is recorded as illyrology[25].
  • Illyria's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Illyria[26].

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Geography

Illyria is on the continent of Europe[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region[4], ancient civilization[5], and historical region[6].

History and Context

Illyrius is named after Illyria[11].

Why It Matters

Illyria ranks in the top 6% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,303 views/month).[2] Illyria has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Illyria is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . 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.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after
    Described by source Nordisk familjebok, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +4
    Continent Europe
    Shares border with Ancient Greece, Thessaly, Macedonia +1
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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