Tikal

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Maya city UNESCO World Heritage Site ancient city archaeological site

Tikal is an ancient Maya city in present-day Guatemala, renowned for its towering pyramids, extensive ruins, and role as a powerful political and cultural center of the Classic Maya civilization.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Tikal canonical	34
Tikal National Park	17
Great Plaza of Tikal	4
ancient Maya city of Tikal	4
Tikal archaeological site	2
Great Plaza complex at Tikal	1
North Acropolis of Tikal	1
Temple I at Tikal	1
Tikal central precinct	1
Tikal ceremonial core	1
Tikal royal court	1
Tikal urban core	1
Tikal, Guatemala	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Maya city ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
abandonedBy	10th century CE ⓘ
civilizationPeriod	Classic period ⓘ
country	Guatemala ⓘ
culture	Maya ⓘ
earliestOccupation	Preclassic period ⓘ
environment	tropical rainforest ⓘ
floruit	c. 200 to 900 CE ⓘ
governingTitleOfRulers	ajaw ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalExcavationsSince	mid-20th century ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hasNearbyModernSettlement	Flores, Guatemala ⓘ
hasStructure	Central Acropolis ⓘ Great Plaza ⓘ Mundo Perdido complex ⓘ North Acropolis ⓘ Temple I ⓘ Temple I ⓘ surface form: Temple II Temple III ⓘ Temple IV ⓘ Temple V ⓘ Twin-Pyramid complexes ⓘ
heritageDesignationYear	1979 ⓘ
highestPyramidHeight	approximately 70 meters ⓘ
knownFor	extensive ruins ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ role as a major Classic Maya cultural center ⓘ role as a major Classic Maya political center ⓘ stelae and altars ⓘ stepped pyramids ⓘ towering pyramids ⓘ
locatedIn	western Maya lowlands ⓘ surface form: Maya Lowlands Petén Department ⓘ northern Guatemala ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea	Tikal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tikal National Park
majorFlourishingPeriod	c. 600 to 800 CE ⓘ
nearbyBiosphereReserve	Maya Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
partOf	Classic period in Mesoamerica ⓘ surface form: Classic Maya civilization Maya civilization ⓘ
primaryConstructionMaterial	limestone ⓘ
recognizedAsWorldHeritageFor	cultural significance ⓘ natural significance ⓘ
TempleIVHeight	approximately 70 meters ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ ecotourism ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Latin America ⓘ surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean
writingSystem	Maya script ⓘ

Referenced by (69)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mesoamerica → majorSite → Tikal ⓘ

Guatemala → contains → Tikal ⓘ

Maya civilization → majorSite → Tikal ⓘ

Tikal → locatedInProtectedArea → Tikal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal National Park

Classic period in Mesoamerica → hasMajorCenter → Tikal ⓘ

Calakmul → engagedInRivalryWith → Tikal ⓘ

Petén Department → contains → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal National Park

Petén Department → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWithin → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal National Park

Temple III → locatedIn → Tikal ⓘ

Temple III → partOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal archaeological site

Temple III → partOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient Maya city of Tikal

Temple III → isMajorTempleOf → Tikal ⓘ

Maya stelae → foundAt → Tikal ⓘ

Maya → hadCapitalCity → Tikal ⓘ

subject surface form: Maya civilization

Classic period → mainCity → Tikal ⓘ

subject surface form: Classic period (Maya civilization)

Temple I → locatedIn → Tikal ⓘ

Temple I → locatedInSite → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal National Park

Temple I → locatedInUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal National Park

Temple I → overlooks → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Plaza of Tikal

Temple I → partOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Plaza complex at Tikal

Temple I → nearbyStructure → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Acropolis of Tikal

Great Plaza → locatedIn → Tikal ⓘ

Great Plaza → partOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal archaeological site

North Acropolis → locatedIn → Tikal ⓘ

North Acropolis → partOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal urban core

North Acropolis → borders → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Plaza of Tikal

Mundo Perdido complex → locatedIn → Tikal ⓘ

Mundo Perdido complex → partOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient Maya city of Tikal

Mundo Perdido complex → partOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal National Park

Maya Biosphere Reserve → contains → Tikal ⓘ

Flores, Guatemala → nearbySite → Tikal ⓘ

Flores, Guatemala → nearbyProtectedArea → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal National Park

Caracol → rival → Tikal ⓘ

Central Acropolis → locatedIn → Tikal ⓘ

Central Acropolis → locatedInArchaeologicalSite → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal National Park

Central Acropolis → partOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient Maya city of Tikal

Central Acropolis → associatedWith → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal royal court

Central Acropolis → hasViewOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Plaza of Tikal

Central Acropolis → accessFrom → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Plaza of Tikal

Temple IV → locatedIn → Tikal ⓘ

Temple IV → partOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal National Park

Temple IV → partOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient Maya city of Tikal

Temple IV → UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal National Park

Temple V → locatedIn → Tikal ⓘ

Temple V → locatedInArchaeologicalSite → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal National Park

Temple V → partOf → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal ceremonial core

Temple V → UNESCOSite → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal National Park

Temple V → overlooks → Tikal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tikal central precinct

Temple V → isMajorTempleOf → Tikal ⓘ