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Location

Egypt, Al Quşayr
geo:26.117519,34.021729
Location: correct and verified

Period or year

50? / unknown

Classification

watchtower
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Bir Sayyalah - Dawwi Tower

data access 103003

The Towers on the Roman Coptos–Myos Hormos Road in Egypt: Communication Signals or Surveillance Towers? Bérangère Redon, Louis Manière https://hal.science/hal-05334896v1/file/EGA-24-0025.R1_Proof_hi.pdf

Nearby sites

Iteima-Dawwi
Roman period fort
Iteima-Dawwi - Gebouw
Iteima/Dawwi - gebouw; 30 BC - AD 300; Pleiades #786044
Bir Sayyalah - Dawwi Tower
Roman period? watchtower
Bir Sayyalah - Dawwi Tower
Roman period? watchtower

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Creators: Entry created by p. jeffries (2026-01-22) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/103003
Data downloads: KML
Suggested citation: jeffries, P. , Bir Sayyalah - Dawwi Tower. https://vici.org/vici/103003, accessed 2026-01-30.