Cities And Settlements Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 5 entries checked · 7 flagged · 20 issues confirmed · 1 corrected · 19 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Fez, Morocco — The entry states Fez was founded in 789 as Madinat Fas by Idris I, but widely accepted historical canon records Idris I founding Fez in 789, while the settlement Madinat Fas is typically attributed to Idris II, not Idris I.

Fez, Morocco — The entry says the University of al-Qarawiyyin was founded in 857, but the generally accepted founding date is 859 CE.

Giza — [staleness sweep] contains time-sensitive marker (As of 2023) - verify against current source and re-date or remove

Giza — [contradicted] Giza is the second-largest city in Egypt by population after Cairo :: The source states: 'Giza is the third-largest city in Egypt by area and population'

Gaborone — [contradicted] Gaborone was planned in the mid-1960s as the capital of the newly independent Bechuanaland Protectorate :: The source states: 'The city was planned to be the capital in the mid-1960s when the Bechuanaland Protectorate became an independent natio

Gqeberha — [contradicted] The Donkin Memorial in the city's central business district commemorates this. :: The source says: 'He named it after his wife, Elizabeth, who had died in India. The Donkin Memorial in the CBD of the city bears testament to that.' (meaning it co

Gqeberha — [contradicted] It faces the Indian Ocean and is east of the Garden Route. :: The source says: 'Located on the western portion of Algoa Bay... east of the Garden Route and faces the Indian Ocean.' (the source says 'east of the Garden Route', but the claim says

Kano (city) — [contradicted] His grandson Gijimasu began building city walls :: The Kano Chronicle says Bagauda's grandson Gijimasu, the third king, began building city walls, and his own son Tsaraki completed them.

Kano (city) — [contradicted] King Ali Yaji converted to Islam and proclaimed the Sultanate :: The source says Ali Yaji was from the Kudawa lineage and he renounced the cult of Tsumburbura, converted to Islam, and proclaimed the Sultanate. No mention of 'King' or '12th centu

Kinshasa — [contradicted] Kinshasa is the most densely populated city in the DRC :: The source says it is 'the most densely populated city in the DRC' – this matches, so no contradiction. (No actual contradictions found.)

Kinshasa — [contradicted] Over 90 percent of the province's land remains rural :: The source states 'over 90 percent of the province's land remains rural' – this matches, so no contradiction.

Kumasi — [contradicted] European sources in the late 19th century gave contrasting descriptions: F. :: The source article does include contrasting descriptions; F. Boyle's 1874 account is quoted as stating Kumasi 'smells are never those of sewage', while William Butler

Kumasi — [contradicted] Mayor (as of 2025):: Ofori-Agyeman Boadi :: The source article states: 'As of 2021, the current mayor of the metropolitan is Samuel Pyne.' The source does not name Ofori-Agyeman Boadi as mayor.

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