Tus

Summary

Tus is an ancient city^[1]. Tus ranks in the top 8% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tus is located in Mashhad County^[3].
• Tus is in the country of Iran^[4].
• Tus's image is recorded as Irnh157-Przy Mausoleum Ferdousiego.jpg^[5].
• Tus's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[6].
• Tus's instance of is recorded as cultural property^[7].
• Tus's official language is recorded as Persian^[8].
• Tus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 132975443^[9].
• Tus's GND ID is recorded as 1117938670^[10].
• Tus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr96034543^[11].
• Tus's IdRef ID is recorded as 26477650X^[12].
• Tus's Commons category is recorded as Tus, Iran^[13].
• Tus's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:30^[14].
• Tus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.48613888888889, 'lon': 59.51755555555555}^[15].
• Tus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02kvfp^[16].
• Tus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tus, Iran^[17].
• Tus's Iranian National Heritage registration number is recorded as 1758^[18].
• Tus's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[19].
• Tus's heritage designation is recorded as Iranian National Heritage^[20].
• Tus's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Tus, Iran^[21].
• Tus's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Tus, Iran^[22].
• Tus's vici.org ID is recorded as 11481^[23].
• Tus's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Tus, Iran^[24].
• Tus's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1002'}^[25].
• Tus's FAST ID is recorded as 1278186^[26].
• Tus's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[27].

Body

Geography

Tus is in the country of Iran^[4]. Tus is located in Mashhad County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Tus's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1002'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city^[6] and cultural property^[7]. Heritage statuses include Tentative World Heritage Site^[19] and Iranian National Heritage^[20].

Why It Matters

Tus ranks in the top 8% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).^[2] Tus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Tus is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]