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Zeugma
Zeugma is an ancient city of Commagene; located in Gaziantep Province, Turkey. It was named for the bridge of boats, or zeugma, that crossed the Euphrates river at that location. The city was founded as a Greek settlement by Seleucus I Nicator, one of the generals of Alexander the Great, in 300 BC.
The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Archeological Site of Zeugma.by Anadolu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 401 m
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UNESCO Tentative List
Date of Submission
2012
3rd Century BC
Hellenistic
Roman + Byzantine
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