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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Ancient Maya city
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gptkbp:abandoned
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10th century
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gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance
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one of the largest Maya cities
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gptkbp:architecturalStyle
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gptkb:Maya
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Snake_Kingdom
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gptkbp:coordinates
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18.1042°N 89.8167°W
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Cyrus_Lundell
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1931
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gptkbp:distanceFromGuatemalaBorder
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about 38 km
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gptkbp:distanceFromXpujil
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about 35 km
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gptkbp:ecologicalSetting
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gptkb:tropical_rainforest
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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gptkb:INAH
1982
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gptkbp:features
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Structure 1
Structure 2
over 6,000 structures
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gptkbp:flourishedDuring
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gptkb:Classic_Period
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gptkbp:functionedAs
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capital of Kaan dynasty
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Calakmul
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gptkbp:influenced
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many Maya cities
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gptkbp:inscribedStelae
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many with hieroglyphic texts
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gptkbp:knownFor
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large number of stelae
rivalry with Tikal
twin-pyramid complexes
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Campeche
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gptkbp:managedBy
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gptkb:INAH
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gptkbp:nameMeaning
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gptkb:City_of_the_Two_Adjacent_Pyramids
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gptkbp:nativeName
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gptkb:Ox_Te'_Tuun
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Xpujil
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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alliances with Caracol
defeat by Tikal in 695 CE
wars with Tikal
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gptkbp:notableRuler
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gptkb:Sky_Witness
gptkb:Yuknoom_Ch'een_II
gptkb:Yuknoom_Yich'aak_K'ahk'
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:ancient_city
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:city
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gptkbp:numberOfStelae
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over 120
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Calakmul_Biosphere_Reserve
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gptkbp:populationPeak
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over 50,000
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gptkbp:protectedBy
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gptkb:Calakmul_Biosphere_Reserve
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Petén_Basin
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gptkbp:rival
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gptkb:Tikal
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gptkbp:rulingDynasty
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gptkb:Kaan_(Snake)_dynasty
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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gptkb:Calakmul_Biosphere_Reserve
2002
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gptkbp:website
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over 70 square kilometers
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Yucatán_Peninsula
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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