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City wall of Dura-Europos

fortified wall encircling the city of Dura-Europos built primarily of locally-quarried ashlar limestone blocks
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City wall of Dura-Europos

Summary

City wall of Dura-Europos is a feature[1].

Key Facts

  • City wall of Dura-Europos is located in Al-Salihiyah[2].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos is in the country of Syria[3].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as feature[4].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as ruins[5].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as cultural property[6].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as city walls[7].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as cultural heritage[8].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos is made of limestone[9].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos is made of mudbrick[10].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos is part of Dura-Europos[11].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Palmyrene Gate[12].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 3, Dura-Europos[13].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 1, Dura-Europos[14].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 2, Dura-Europos[15].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 4, Dura-Europos[16].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 5, Dura-Europos[17].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 6, Dura-Europos[18].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 7, Dura-Europos[19].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 8, Dura-Europos[20].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 9, Dura-Europos[21].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 10, Dura-Europos[22].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 11, Dura-Europos[23].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 12, Dura-Europos[24].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 13, Dura-Europos[25].
  • City wall of Dura-Europos comprises Tower 14, Dura-Europos[26].

Body

Geography

City wall of Dura-Europos is in the country of Syria[3]. It is located in Al-Salihiyah[2]. It is part of Dura-Europos[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include feature[4], ruins[5], cultural property[6], city walls[7], and cultural heritage[8].

History and Context

150 BC marks the founding of City wall of Dura-Europos[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Ahc84 · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → -0150-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P571]]: 150 BCE, delete errant gregorian calendar dates ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/de45b75609c|details]])"
  2. 11w ago · ~2026-29355-81 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → feature, ruins, cultural property +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q814254]]"
  3. 11w ago · AFI-1999 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → feature, ruins, cultural property +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q937228]]"
  4. 12w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive
    Wikidata description → fortified wall encircling the city of Dura-Europos built primarily of locally-qu
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +0256-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Imported from → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30736|batch #30736]]: City wall of Dura-Europos Siege of Dura-Europos"
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