Lydia
Iron Age kingdom and then province in Asia Minor (1200–546 BC)
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Summary
Lydia is a historical country[1]. Lydia ranks in the top 8% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,636 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Turkey[3]
- Continent: Asia[4]
- Instance of: realm[5], historical region[6], cultural region[7]
- Capital: Sardis[8]
- Official language: Lydian[9]
- Currency: stater[10]
- Commons category: Lydia[11]
- Inception: 1200 BC[12]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 546 BC[13]
- Coordinate location: 40, 30[14]
- Located in/on physical feature: Anatolia[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lydia[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[19], Otto's encyclopedia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24], Pauly–Wissowa[25]
- Native label: Lydia[26], Λυδία[27]
- Different from: Lydia[28]
- Language used: Ionic Greek[29], Lydian[30]
- Official religion: polytheism[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Lydia[33]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Lydia include Lydian mode[34], a modal scale[35] and 110 Lydia[36], an asteroid[37].
Why It Matters
Lydia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Lydia is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Lydia include Lydian mode[34], a modal scale[35] and 110 Lydia[36], an asteroid[37].