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Tower 6, Dura-Europos

rectangular defensive tower located on the southern end of the defensive circuit walls around the city of Dura-Europos
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Tower 6, Dura-Europos

Summary

Tower 6, Dura-Europos is a feature[1].

Key Facts

  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos is located in Al-Salihiyah[2].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos is in the country of Syria[3].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as feature[4].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as ruins[5].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as cultural property[6].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as defensive tower[7].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as cultural heritage[8].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos is part of Dura-Europos[9].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos is part of City wall of Dura-Europos[10].
  • January 1, 156 BC marks the founding of Tower 6, Dura-Europos[11].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos was dissolved in 256[12].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos's significant event is recorded as Siege of Dura-Europos[13].
  • Tower 6, 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[14].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos's described by source is recorded as Fouilles de Doura-Europos (1922-1923)[15].
  • Tower 6, 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[16].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos's name is recorded as Tower 6[17].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos's connects with is recorded as House D2-A[18].
  • Tower 6, Dura-Europos's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive[19].

Body

Geography

Tower 6, Dura-Europos is in the country of Syria[3]. It is located in Al-Salihiyah[2]. Part of include Dura-Europos[9], an archaeological site[20], in Syria[21], founded in -0300[22] and City wall of Dura-Europos[10], a feature[23], in Syria[24], founded in -0150[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 1, 156 BC marks the founding of Tower 6, Dura-Europos[11].

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] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . pleiades.stoa.org. pleiades.stoa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . The excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Seventh and Eighth Seasons of Work 1933-1934 and 1934-1935. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . The inner lives of ancient houses: an archaeology of Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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. 15d ago · Ahc84 · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Dura-Europos, City wall of Dura-Europos
    Pleiades id → 980015036
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Al-Salihiyah
    Wikidata description → rectangular defensive tower located on the southern end of the defensive circuit
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 156 BCE"
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