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Surroundings:

Dura Europos, Remains of redoubt palaceTemple of ZeusDura Europos, Remains of temple of ZeusOld CitadelDura Europos, Remains of north-west wallsSW Wall, Dura-EuroposDura Europos, Remains of synagogueDura Europos, Head of a Parthian princeDura Europos, Greek inscription on Palmyrene gateDura Europos, Remains of synagogueDura Europos, Head of a Parthian princeDura Europos, Ramp, explanationDura Europos, Votive inscription, GreekDura Europos, Remains of tower19Dura Europos, southwest gateDura Europos, Remains of synagogueDura Europos, Parthian reliefDura Europos, ApproachDura Europos, Remains of tower19Dura Europos, South west wallRiver Euphrates near Dura EuroposDura Europos, Relief of Asadu and Sa'daiDura Europos, NorthDura Europos, South west wallDura Europos, Statuette of a Hellenistic ladyDura Europos, WestDura Europos, South west wallDura Europos, Remains of old citadelDura Europos, Temple friezeDura Europos, Cataphract

Location:

  • Syrian Arab Republic, Şafşāf
  • geo:34.748425,40.733906
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Castle
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=24652

Annotations

Citadel built by Greeks after Alexander the Great, as refuge place. It was an Acropolis first  reformed into a fortress and  later used as the residence of the civil governor of Dura Europos.


Relevant museums

Deir ez-Zor Museum

Deir ez-Zor, Archaeological Museum

National Museum of Damascus

National Museum of Damascus

Nijmegen, Orientalis

Nijmegen, Orientalis

Paris, Louvre

Paris, Louvre

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art


Nearby

Dura Europos, Museum

Dura Europos, Museum

Dura Europos, Redoubt Palace

Dura Europos, Redoubt Palace


This object was added by Elżbieta on 2016-01-25. Last update by Elżbieta on 2016-01-25. Persistent URI: http://vici.org/vici/24652 . Download as RDF/XML, KML.
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