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Barad-dûr

fictional tower in Middle-earth
Intangible fictional_tower Q843151
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Summary

Barad-dûr is a fictional tower[1]. Barad-dûr draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_tower category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barad-dûr is in the country of Mordor[3].
  • Barad-dûr's instance of is recorded as fictional tower[4].
  • Barad-dûr's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Gorgoroth[5].
  • Barad-dûr's significant event is recorded as Siege of Barad-dûr[6].
  • Barad-dûr's from narrative universe is recorded as Tolkien's legendarium[7].
  • Barad-dûr's capital of is recorded as Mordor[8].
  • Barad-dûr's present in work is recorded as The Lord of the Rings[9].
  • Barad-dûr's present in work is recorded as The Silmarillion[10].
  • Barad-dûr's different from is recorded as The Black Tower[11].

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Definition and Type

Barad-dûr's instance of is recorded as fictional tower[4].

Why It Matters

Barad-dûr draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_tower category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] Barad-dûr has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] Barad-dûr is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

The Lord of the Rings The Silmarillion

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Arancycn · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Commons category → Barad-dûr
    Capital of → Mordor
    Country → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Commons category: Barad-dûr"
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