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Merkava

Israeli main battle tank
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Summary

Merkava is a combat vehicle family[1]. Merkava ranks in the top 4% of combat vehicle family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,015 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Israel Defense Forces[3]
  • Manufacturer: Technology and Maintenance Corps[4], Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[5], IMI Systems[6], General Dynamics[7], Elbit Systems Ltd.[8]
  • Subclass of: main battle tank[9]
  • Commons category: Merkava tanks[10]
  • Country of origin: Israel[11]
  • Powered by: V12[12]
  • Participated in conflict: 1982 Lebanon War[13], Gaza War (2008–2009)[14], 2014 Gaza War[15], 2006 Lebanon War[16]
  • Service entry: 1978[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Merkava tanks[18]
  • Commons gallery: Merkava tank[19]
  • Total produced: 1979[20]
  • Topic has template: Template:Merkava tanks[21]
  • Length: 7450 millimetre[22]
  • Height: 2660 millimetre[23]
  • Width: 3.72 m[24]
  • Mass: 75 tonne[25]

Why It Matters

Merkava has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Merkava is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Elbit Systems Ltd. General Dynamics IMI Systems Israel Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → Israel
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'd
    Operator → —
    Gnd id → 7540063-7
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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