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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Zoroastrian funerary structure
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Dakhma
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gptkbp:architecture
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stone construction
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkb:Parsis
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gptkbp:bodyDispositionMethod
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exposure to scavenging birds
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage
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UNESCO tentative list (Iran)
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gptkbp:declinedAfter
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gptkb:urban_development
vulture population decline
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gptkbp:declineInUse
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20th century onwards
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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gptkb:literature
travelogues
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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ancient to present
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Tower of Silence
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Pakistan
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gptkbp:notableExample
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gptkb:Doongerwadi,_Mumbai
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gptkbp:prohibitedBurial
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cremation
earth burial
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gptkbp:purpose
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exposure of the dead
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gptkbp:religiousSignificance
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prevents pollution of earth and fire
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gptkbp:structureType
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circular raised platform
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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purity of elements
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Zoroastrians
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:R._J._Minney
gptkb:Johannes_Guter
gptkb:Sanjay_Chopra
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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