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Derbent, an Uncommon card
Derbent, known as Albana until the 3rd century, as Chor until the 6th century, as Bab al-Abwab until the 12th century, and also as Darband, or Derbend, is a city in Dagestan, Russia.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 82
- Power
- 160
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 86,000
Power 160 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Derbent quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Derbent card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Derbent covers an area of 69.63 square kilometres with a ______ of roughly 128,141 residents.
Answer
population. Derbent covers an area of 69.63 square kilometres with a population of roughly 128,141 residents. From the Derbent article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Languages of Indonesia. Languages of Indonesia 81 · Derbent 78 · Tommy Hilfiger 75 · Boiled egg 72 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Naturalism. Naturalism 110,000 · Derbent 86,000 · Train station 68,000 · Ancient Mesopotamian underworld 52,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is the southernmost city in Russia, occupying the narrow gateway between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, and connecting the Eurasian Steppe to the north and the Iranian Plateau to the south.
- Derbent covers an area of 69.63 square kilometres with a population of roughly 128,141 residents.
- Derbent is considered the oldest city in Russia, with historical documentation dating to the 8th century BC, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Derbent article was read about 86,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 82: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Derbent
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Derbent (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Шамиль Магомедов, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
