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Dura Europos
Dura Europos
Dura-Europos, Al-Salihiya was a Hellenistic, Parthian and Roman border city built on an escarpment above the right bank of the Euphrates river. It is located in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. The city was founded in 303 BC with the name Dura by the Seleucids on the intersection of an east-west trade route and the trade route along the Euphrates.
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Country: Syria
District: Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 4th Century BC
Oldest Culture: Hellenistic
Later Cultures: Hellenistic + Parthian + Roman
Site Features: Roman Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Dura Europos
Date of Submission: 1999
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