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Tower of David

a Pleiades place resource

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Fortification located near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem. The current structure dates to the Mamluk and Ottoman periods, and is on the site of earlier Hasmonean, Herodian, Byzantine, and Early Muslim fortifications.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/937349656

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
31.776101452, 35.2280291404

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Tower of David (10000 BC - AD 1923) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- מגדל דוד (Migdál Davíd: Modern Hebrew)
- القلعة (al-Qala'a: Modern Standard Arabic)

Tower of David makes connections with:

Tower of David located at Ierusalem/Hierosolyma/Col. Aelia Capitolina (200 BC - AD 1923)

Tower of David receives connections from:

None

Place type:
fort

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Zachary Rosalinsky, 'Tower of David: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/937349656> [accessed: 30 December 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/937349656 |title=Places: 937349656 (Tower of David) |author=Rosalinsky, Z. |accessdate=December 30, 2024 12:32 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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