Dara
Ancient siteArtuklu, Mardin
37.1814°N · 40.9536°E
Dara-Anastasiopolis
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- 505
Dara is a ancient site in Artuklu, Mardin; Dara was an important East Roman fortress city in northern Mesopotamia on the border with the Sassanid Empire.
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- 37.1814°N · 40.9536°E
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Dara was an important East Roman fortress city in northern Mesopotamia on the border with the Sassanid Empire. Owing to its great strategic importance it featured prominently in the Roman-Persian conflicts; today the village of Dara in Mardin Province occupies its site.
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- The layered history of Anatolian civilizations
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