Tower of Elahbel
Created 10 June 2026
Updated 23 September 2026
A four-story sandstone tomb built around 103 AD.
The Elabel Tower was a four-story sandstone tomb, built around 103AD. It was important in the history of textiles: fragments of very early Chinese silk yarns, dated to the 1st century AD, were discovered in the tombs at the tower. The tower was demolished using explosives by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in August 2015.
This model is incomplete (30% documented). It is a community re-creation, not a direct continuation of Bassel Khartabil's lost files from 2005–2012. See known archive gaps.
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