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Lagash

ancient Mesopotamian city-state
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Lagash
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Summary

Lagash is a historical country[1]. Lagash draws 1,866 Wikipedia views per month (historical country category, ranking #320 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Iraq[3]
  • Instance of: city-state[4]
  • Commons category: Lagash[5]
  • Inception: 2500 BC[6]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2000 BC[7]
  • Significant event: war[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lagash[9]
  • Commons gallery: Lagash[10]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13]
  • Native label: 𒉢𒁓𒆷𒆠[14]
  • Culture: Sumer[15]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Lagash[16]

Why It Matters

Lagash has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Lagash is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Eannatum Gudea Iraq Urukagina

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] ↑ . Stele of the Vultures. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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