Kish
ancient Sumerian city
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Summary
Kish is an ancient city[1]. Kish ranks in the top 4% of ancient city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,683 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Babylon Governorate[3]
- Country: Iraq[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Instance of: city-state[6], human settlement[7]
- Location: Mesopotamia[8]
- Commons category: Kish (Mesopotamia)[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[10]
- Inception: 3100 BC[11]
- Capital of: First Dynasty of Kish[12]
- Different from: Kish[13], archaeological site of Kish[14], Kesh[15], Kingdom of Kush[16]
- Culture: Sumer[17]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Kish include Kish tablet[18], a tablet[19] and Kish civilization[20], an archaeological culture[21].
Why It Matters
Kish has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Kish is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for Kish include Kish tablet[18], a tablet[19] and Kish civilization[20], an archaeological culture[21].