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diaolou

type of tower, fortified residential towers
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diaolou

Summary

diaolou is a type of building[1]. diaolou has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • diaolou is in the country of People's Republic of China[3].
  • diaolou's instance of is recorded as type of building[4].
  • diaolou is a type of Lou building[5].
  • diaolou is a type of fortified tower[6].
  • diaolou is a type of tower house[7].
  • diaolou's Commons category is recorded as Diaolou[8].
  • diaolou's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as building=diaolou[9].
  • diaolou's different from is recorded as Kaiping Diaolou and Villages[10].

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Definition and Type

diaolou's instance of is recorded as type of building[4]. Recorded subclass of include Lou building[5], fortified tower[6], and tower house[7].

Why It Matters

diaolou has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] diaolou is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

People's Republic of China

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Yumeto · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Different from → Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
    Country → —
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q140262569]]"
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