Mount Kailash

mountain in Tibet, China
Mountain mountain Q229107
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Summary

Mount Kailash is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.06% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,458 views/month, #8 of 13,313).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Hinduism[3], Buddhism[4], Jainism[5], Bon[6]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ngari Prefecture[7]
  • Country: People's Republic of China[8]
  • Instance of: sacred mountain[9], virgin peak[10]
  • Commons category: Mount Kailash[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mount Kailash[12]
  • Commons gallery: Mount Kailash[13]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16]
  • Used by: Tibetan people[17]
  • Elevation above sea level: 6638 m[18]
  • Topographic prominence: 1319 m[19]
  • Mountain range: Gangdise Shan[20]
  • P14541: 2NoM0M[21]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Mount Kailash include Kailashahar[22], a town[23], in India[24].

Why It Matters

Mount Kailash has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for it include Kailashahar[22], a town[23], in India[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Vtone · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX5236035
    Sitelink count → 91
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'as', 'awa', 'az', 'bcl', 'be', 'bg', 'bh', 'bn', 'bo', 'ca'
    National library of latvia id → 000374883
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National library of latvia id: 000374883"
  2. 4w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 078601673
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Idref id: 078601673"
  3. 8w ago · AbelDionis · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Kailash north.JPG, Kailash-Barkha.jpg
    P14541 → 2NoM0M
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Manasarowar-See Dieter Schuh.JPG"
  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0321595-Kailas-Himalaj-cina-hora
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0321595-Kailas-Himalaj-cina-hora, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  5. 22w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Described at url: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/hora-kailash/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jarkn "
  6. 24w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6638'}
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Mountain", "Kailas"]
    Instance of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Ngari Prefecture
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Mountain", "Kailas"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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