Tower of Silence
structure used by Zoroastrians to dispose of their dead
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Summary
Tower of Silence ranks in the top 0.91% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,827 views/month, #708 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Tower of Silence's religion is recorded as Zoroastrianism[2].
- Tower of Silence is in the country of Iran[3].
- Tower of Silence is a type of religious tower building[4].
- Tower of Silence is a type of funeral building[5].
- Tower of Silence is a type of morgue[6].
- Tower of Silence's Commons category is recorded as Towers of Silence[7].
- Tower of Silence's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Towers of Silence[8].
- Tower of Silence's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[9].
- Tower of Silence's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10].
- Tower of Silence's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include religious tower building[4], funeral building[5], and morgue[6].
Why It Matters
Tower of Silence ranks in the top 0.91% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,827 views/month, #708 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]