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The Yacoubian Building

2002 novel by Alaa Al Aswany
Book written_work Q2614675
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Summary

The Yacoubian Building is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (613 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Alaa Al Aswany[3]
  • Country: Egypt[4]
  • Publisher: The American University in Cairo[5]
  • Language of work or name: Arabic[6]
  • Country of origin: Egypt[7]
  • Publication date: 2002[8]
  • Translator: Humphrey T. Davies[9]
  • Has edition or translation: Q94758063[10], Jakobian eraikina[11]
  • Narrative location: Egypt[12]
  • Title: Imarat Yaqubian[13]
  • Has characteristic: debut novel[14]
  • Form of creative work: novel[15]

Why It Matters

The Yacoubian Building has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Egypt

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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. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → written work
    Narrative location → Egypt
    Form of creative work → novel
    Coordinates → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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