Dura-Europos — Citadel North Tower Gate
دورا أوروبوس · Dura N Gate
Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE)·Iron Age fortified culture·🇸🇾 Deir ez-Zor, Dura-Europos, Syria
image:NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona modified by Mariagata1959 · Public domain
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About Dura-Europos — Citadel North Tower Gate
Dura-Europos — Citadel North Tower Gate in Deir ez-Zor, Dura-Europos, Syria is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Iron Age fortified culture. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions 478m × 380m; area 16.8 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age fortified culture fortress with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 190 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ceremonial centre
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 600 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age fortified culture
- Purpose
- Fortified citadel and control point
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1044 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1899
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
34.7500° N · 40.7300° E · 190 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Dura-Europos — Citadel North Tower Gate — structure with stratified deposits34.7510° N · 40.7321° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Dura-Europos — Citadel North Tower Gate — complex with stratified deposits34.7513° N · 40.7315° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Dura-Europos — Citadel North Tower Gate — outlier with stratified deposits34.7516° N · 40.7313° E
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