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Below are content navigation systems to help you browse the encyclopedia. They serve as an alternative to the search box, and are especially useful when you don't know exactly what you are looking for, or for when you want to see ''everything'' on a particular subject. |
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Explore the vast knowledge of [[Wikipedia]] through these helpful resources. If you have a specific topic in mind, use Wikipedia's search box. If you don't know exactly what you are looking for or wish to explore broad areas, click on a link in the header menu at the top of this page, or begin your browsing below: |
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== Navigating Wikipedia's subjects == |
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== Topic lists == |
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Wikipedia organizes its content into distinct subject classifications, each with further subdivisions. |
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=== Culture === |
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Presenting article links, list articles provide the function of tables of contents. |
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Explore the diverse cultures, arts, beliefs, and customs of human societies. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Culture and the arts|Culture]] |
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=== Geography === |
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Discover the wonders of Earth's lands, features, inhabitants, and planetary phenomena. |
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* [[Portal:Contents/Overviews|Overview]]—main articles of various topics |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Geography and places|Geography]] |
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* [[Portal:Contents/Outlines|Outlines]]—subject summaries, as follows: |
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*# Ease of discovery—outlines show which topics belong to a subject and why |
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*# Subject structure—outlines show topic relationships (what belongs to what) |
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* [[List of academic disciplines and sub-disciplines]]—subjects studied in college or university |
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* Classification systems providing an outline or overview of knowledge: |
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** [[List of Dewey Decimal classes]]—top two levels of this library classification system, linked to Wikipedia articles |
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** [[Library of Congress Classification]]—LCC subjects linked to Wikipedia articles |
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** [[Wikipedia:Outline of Roget's Thesaurus|Outline of Roget's Thesaurus]]—articles organised into a system based on six classes, with thousands of branches, following Roget's system |
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=== Health === |
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Learn about physical, mental, and social well-being. |
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* [[Portal:Contents/Lists|Lists]]—List of lists of related items (things) |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Health and fitness|Health]] |
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* Two of the broadest item list collections are: |
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** [[Lists of countries and territories]] and many [[lists by country]] |
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** [[Lists of people]] including [[Lists of people by nationality|by nationality]] and [[Lists of people by occupation|by occupation]] |
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=== History === |
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Dive into the past through written records and scholarly exploration. |
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* [[List of timelines|Timelines]]—list articles chronologically. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/History and events|History]] |
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** [[List of centuries]] |
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** [[List of decades]] |
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** [[List of historical anniversaries]]—e.g. events on January 1 of any year |
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** [[{{CURRENTYEAR}}]]—major events this year |
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** [[Portal:Current events]]—featured current events and related project activities |
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** [[Deaths in {{CURRENTYEAR}}]]—lists notable people who died this year |
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** [[:Category:Graphical timelines]]—graphical timelines in the category and subcategories, arranged alphabetically |
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==== Timelines ==== |
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=== Lists of articles by quality or popularity === |
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Explore chronological events through our comprehensive timelines. |
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==== <small>Featured content</small> ==== |
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*[[List of timelines]] |
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[[Portal:Featured content|Featured content]] is the best Wikipedia has to offer, via vigorous [[Wikipedia:Peer review|peer review]]. Presented by type: |
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* [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured articles]]{{·}}[[Wikipedia:Featured lists|Featured lists]]{{·}} [[Wikipedia:Featured pictures|Featured pictures]]{{·}} [[Portal:Featured portals|Featured portals]]{{·}} [[Portal:Featured sounds|Featured sounds]]{{·}} [[Wikipedia:Featured topics|Featured topics]] |
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==== Current history entries ==== |
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====<small>Most popular articles</small>==== |
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Stay up-to-date with encyclopedia entries covering ongoing events. |
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* [[Wikipedia:Top 5000 pages]] (of the last week) |
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*[[{{CURRENTYEAR}}]] – Major events this year |
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* [http://wikitop.alwaysdata.net Wikitop]—Top 30 most popular articles by categories, with user comments on traffic jumps |
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*[[{{CURRENTYEAR}} in science]] – Ongoing science findings and technology advancements |
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*[[Portal:Current events]] – Featured current events and related project activities |
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=== Human activities === |
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==Alternate formats== |
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Delve into diverse human actions, from leisure and entertainment to industry and warfare. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Human activities|Human activities]] |
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=== Mathematics and formal sciences === |
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Explore the study of quantity, structure, space, and change. |
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A portal introduces the reader to a subject by presenting images, categories and excerpts of key articles. Portals also guide editing by providing to-do lists. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Mathematics and logic|Mathematics and logic]] |
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* [[Portal:Contents/Portals|Portals]]{{·}}[[:Category:Portals]] |
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=== Natural sciences === |
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Understand natural phenomena through empirical evidence, observations, and experiments. |
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[[Wikipedia:Books|Wikipedia books]] are collections of Wikipedia articles that can be viewed, downloaded, or printed into a book. They provide a roadmap for a course of study in a particular subject. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Natural and physical sciences|Natural and physical sciences]] |
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* [[:Category:Wikipedia books (community books)]]—an alphabetical list of the books |
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* [[:Category:Wikipedia books]]—a list of the books, categorized by topic |
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=== People === |
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Learn about collective entities, ethnic groups, and nations. |
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Growing collections of Wikipedia articles are starting to become available as spoken word recordings as well. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/People and self|People]] |
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* [[:Category:Spoken articles]]—an organized list of all spoken articles |
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* [[Wikipedia:Spoken articles]]—some general information about the spoken article technology |
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=== Philosophy === |
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Dive deep into fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, and more. |
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Glossaries are lists of terms with definitions. Wikipedia includes hundreds of alphabetical glossaries. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Philosophy and thinking|Philosophy]] |
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* [[Portal:Contents/Glossaries|Glossaries]]{{·}} [[:Category:Glossaries]] |
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=== Reference works === |
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Access comprehensive information collections compiled for easy retrieval. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Reference|Reference works]] |
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==== Third-party classification systems ==== |
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Refer to various third-party classification systems linked to Wikipedia articles. |
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* [[Library of Congress Classification]] |
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* [[List of Dewey Decimal classes]] |
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* [[Figurative system of human knowledge]] (''[[Encyclopédie]]'') |
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* ''[[Propædia]]'' (''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'') |
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* [[Tree of knowledge system]] |
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* [[Universal Decimal Classification#UDC_outline|Universal Decimal Classification]] |
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==== Bibliographies ==== |
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Access sources on specific topics for further reading or verification. |
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* [[:Wikipedia:List of bibliographies]] – Compilation of bibliographies |
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* [[:Category:Wikipedia bibliographies]] – Multi-page catalog of Wikipedia's bibliographies |
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=== Religion === |
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Explore social-cultural systems, beliefs, ethics, and more. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Religion and belief systems|Religion]] |
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=== Society and social sciences === |
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Understand collectives, social interactions, political authority, and cultural norms. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Society and social sciences|Society]] |
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=== Technology and applied sciences === |
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Learn about techniques, skills, methods, and processes in technology and science. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Technology and applied sciences|Technology]] |
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== Wikipedia's main content systems == |
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=== Overview articles === |
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Get summaries of broad topics with links to subtopics, biographies, and related articles. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Overviews|Overview articles]] |
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=== Outline pages === |
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Explore topics in outline format, linking to more detailed articles. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Outlines|Outline pages]] |
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=== List pages === |
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Find enumerations of specific types, such as lists of countries and people. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Lists|List pages]] |
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=== Portals === |
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Access featured articles, images, news, and more through thematic portals. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Portals|Portals]] |
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=== Glossaries === |
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Access lists of terms with definitions through alphabetical glossaries. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Contents/Glossaries|Glossaries]] |
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== Wikipedia's index systems == |
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=== Category system === |
=== Category system === |
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Browse Wikipedia's category pages, which index articles by subject. |
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Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Categorization|collection of category pages]] is a classified index system. It is automatically generated from category tags at the bottoms of articles and most other pages. Nearly all of the articles available so far on the website can be found through these subject indexes. |
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* [[:Category:Main topic classifications]] – Arts, History, Technology, and more |
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* [[Wikipedia:Contents/Categories]] – Hand-crafted list of topic categories |
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* [[:Category:People]] – Biographies |
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== Articles by importance or quality == |
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=== Vital articles === |
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Explore subjects that demand high-quality articles, grouped by importance. |
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* [[Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/1|Level 1]] – 10 most important articles |
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* [[Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/2|Level 2]] – 100 most important articles |
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* [[Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/3|Level 3]] – 1,000 most important articles |
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* [[Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4|Level 4]] – 10,000 most important articles |
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* [[Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5|Level 5]] – 50,000 most important articles |
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=== Featured content === |
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If you are simply looking to browse articles by topic, there are three top-level pages to choose from: |
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Discover Wikipedia's best, reviewed and vetted for quality. |
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* [[:Category:Main topic classifications]]—probably what you are looking for: Arts, History, Technology, etc. |
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* [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured articles]] |
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* [[:Category:Fundamental categories]]—organizes articles into 'abstract' [[ontology|ontological]] categories in a way that every article can reasonably be expected to be classified within it; and |
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* [[Wikipedia:Featured lists|Featured lists]] |
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* [[Portal:Contents/Categories]]—a hand-crafted list of first- and second-level topic categories. |
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* [[Wikipedia:Featured pictures|Featured pictures]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Featured topics|Featured topics]] |
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=== Good articles === |
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For biographies, see [[:Category:People categories by parameter]]. |
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Explore well-written, factually accurate articles that meet editorial standards. |
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* [[Wikipedia:Good articles|Good articles]] |
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== Spoken articles == |
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[[:Category:Contents]] is technically at the top of the category hierarchy, but contains many categories useful to editors but not readers. [[Special:Categories]] lists every category alphabetically. |
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Listen to Wikipedia articles as spoken word recordings. |
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* [[:Category:Spoken articles]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Spoken articles]] |
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== Alphabetical lists of articles == |
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Browse Wikipedia's articles alphabetically. |
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* [[Special:Allpages]] |
* [[Special:Allpages]] – List of all current pages |
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* [[Wikipedia:Contents/A–Z index]] – Alphabetical index |
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* [[:Category:Wikipedia indexes]] – Alphabetical list of topic indexes |
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* Lists of alphabetical indexes |
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* [[Wikipedia:Contents/Indices]] – Indexes sorted by topic area |
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** [[:Category:Indexes of topics]]—alphabetical list of topic indexes |
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** [[Portal:Contents/Indexes]]—indexes sorted by topic area |
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Revision as of 16:52, 4 February 2024
Explore the vast knowledge of Wikipedia through these helpful resources. If you have a specific topic in mind, use Wikipedia's search box. If you don't know exactly what you are looking for or wish to explore broad areas, click on a link in the header menu at the top of this page, or begin your browsing below:
Wikipedia organizes its content into distinct subject classifications, each with further subdivisions.
Culture
Explore the diverse cultures, arts, beliefs, and customs of human societies.
Geography
Discover the wonders of Earth's lands, features, inhabitants, and planetary phenomena.
Health
Learn about physical, mental, and social well-being.
History
Dive into the past through written records and scholarly exploration.
Timelines
Explore chronological events through our comprehensive timelines.
Current history entries
Stay up-to-date with encyclopedia entries covering ongoing events.
- 2024 – Major events this year
- 2024 in science – Ongoing science findings and technology advancements
- Portal:Current events – Featured current events and related project activities
Human activities
Delve into diverse human actions, from leisure and entertainment to industry and warfare.
Mathematics and formal sciences
Explore the study of quantity, structure, space, and change.
Natural sciences
Understand natural phenomena through empirical evidence, observations, and experiments.
People
Learn about collective entities, ethnic groups, and nations.
Philosophy
Dive deep into fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, and more.
Reference works
Access comprehensive information collections compiled for easy retrieval.
Third-party classification systems
Refer to various third-party classification systems linked to Wikipedia articles.
- Library of Congress Classification
- List of Dewey Decimal classes
- Figurative system of human knowledge (Encyclopédie)
- Propædia (Encyclopædia Britannica)
- Tree of knowledge system
- Universal Decimal Classification
Bibliographies
Access sources on specific topics for further reading or verification.
- Wikipedia:List of bibliographies – Compilation of bibliographies
- Category:Wikipedia bibliographies – Multi-page catalog of Wikipedia's bibliographies
Religion
Explore social-cultural systems, beliefs, ethics, and more.
Society and social sciences
Understand collectives, social interactions, political authority, and cultural norms.
Technology and applied sciences
Learn about techniques, skills, methods, and processes in technology and science.
Wikipedia's main content systems
Overview articles
Get summaries of broad topics with links to subtopics, biographies, and related articles.
Outline pages
Explore topics in outline format, linking to more detailed articles.
List pages
Find enumerations of specific types, such as lists of countries and people.
Portals
Access featured articles, images, news, and more through thematic portals.
Glossaries
Access lists of terms with definitions through alphabetical glossaries.
Category system
Browse Wikipedia's category pages, which index articles by subject.
- Category:Main topic classifications – Arts, History, Technology, and more
- Wikipedia:Contents/Categories – Hand-crafted list of topic categories
- Category:People – Biographies
Articles by importance or quality
Vital articles
Explore subjects that demand high-quality articles, grouped by importance.
- Level 1 – 10 most important articles
- Level 2 – 100 most important articles
- Level 3 – 1,000 most important articles
- Level 4 – 10,000 most important articles
- Level 5 – 50,000 most important articles
Featured content
Discover Wikipedia's best, reviewed and vetted for quality.
Good articles
Explore well-written, factually accurate articles that meet editorial standards.
Spoken articles
Listen to Wikipedia articles as spoken word recordings.
Alphabetical lists of articles
Browse Wikipedia's articles alphabetically.
- Special:Allpages – List of all current pages
- Wikipedia:Contents/A–Z index – Alphabetical index
- Category:Wikipedia indexes – Alphabetical list of topic indexes
- Wikipedia:Contents/Indices – Indexes sorted by topic area