Palenque
former Maya city state in southern Mexico
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Summary
Palenque is an archaeological site[1]. Palenque ranks in the top 1% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,639 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Palenque Municipality[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Commons category: Palenque[5]
- Coordinate location: 17.484166666666667, -92.04638888888888[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Palenque[7]
- Commons gallery: Palenque[8]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[9], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10], Atlas of Vanishing Places[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[17], Cultural property under special protection[18]
- Different from: Palenque[19]
- Area: 1772[20]
- Culture: Maya civilization[21]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[22], (ii)[23], (iii)[24], (iv)[25]
- Located in protected area: Palenque National Park[26]
Why It Matters
Palenque has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Palenque is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]