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Tower 1, Dura-Europos

rectangular defensive tower located on the northern end of the defensive circuit walls around the city of Dura-Europos
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Tower 1, Dura-Europos

Summary

Tower 1, Dura-Europos is a feature[1].

Key Facts

  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos is located in Al-Salihiyah[2].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos is in the country of Syria[3].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as feature[4].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as ruins[5].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as cultural property[6].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as defensive tower[7].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as cultural heritage[8].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos is made of limestone[9].
  • The location of Tower 1, Dura-Europos was Dura-Europos[10].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos is part of Dura-Europos[11].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos is part of City wall of Dura-Europos[12].
  • 156 BC marks the founding of Tower 1, Dura-Europos[13].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos was dissolved in 256[14].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 34.7508599987, 'longitude': 40.7254829392, 'precision': 1e-08}[15].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's significant event is recorded as Siege of Dura-Europos[16].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's significant event is recorded as Earthquake of 160 CE at Dura-Europos[17].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's described by source is recorded as The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929[18].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's described by source is recorded as Fouilles de Doura-Europos (1922-1923)[19].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's described by source is recorded as The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of First Season of Work, Spring 1928[20].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's described by source is recorded as The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Third Season, Nov. 1929 — March 1930[21].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's described by source is recorded as The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of the Fourth Season of work October 1930-March 1931[22].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's described by source is recorded as The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Fifth Season of Work October 1931 – March 1932[23].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's described by source is recorded as The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Sixth Season of Work, October 1932 – March 1933[24].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's described by source is recorded as The excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Seventh and Eighth Seasons of Work 1933-1934 and 1934-1935[25].
  • Tower 1, Dura-Europos's described by source is recorded as The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary report of ninth season of work 1935-1936 v. 9 Pt. 1. The Agora and Bazaar[26].

Body

Geography

Tower 1, Dura-Europos is in the country of Syria[3]. It is located in Al-Salihiyah[2]. Part of include Dura-Europos[11], an archaeological site[27], in Syria[28], founded in -0300[29] and City wall of Dura-Europos[12], a feature[30], in Syria[31], founded in -0150[32].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

156 BC marks the founding of Tower 1, Dura-Europos[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Dura-Europos. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Dura-Europos. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Dura-Europos. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Dura-Europos. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Dura-Europos. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Fouilles de Doura-Europos (1922-1923). pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Fouilles de Doura-Europos (1922-1923). pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Ahc84 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Al-Salihiyah
    Described by source → The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929, Fouilles de Doura-Europos (1922-1923), The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of First Season of Work, Spring 1928 +6
    Part of → Dura-Europos, City wall of Dura-Europos
    Image → Dura Europos Tempio divinità orientali - GAR - 7-01.jpg
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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