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Amida (Mesopotamia)

37°58′55″N 40°12′38″E / 37.98194°N 40.21056°E / 37.98194; 40.21056

The walls of Amida, built by Constantius II before the Siege of Amida of 359, when the city was conquered by the Sassanid king Shapur II.
The walls of Amida, built by Constantius II before the Siege of Amida of 359
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The location of Amida

Amida (Greek: Ἄμιδα, Syriac: ܐܡܝܕ, Kurdish: Amed)[1][2][3] was an ancient Assyrian city in Mesopotamia located where modern Diyarbakır, Turkey now stands.

The city was located on the right bank of the Tigris. The walls are lofty and substantial, and constructed of the recycled stones from older buildings.

  1. ^ Gunter, Michael M. (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press. p. 86. Diyarbakir is often called the unofficial capital of Turkish Kurdistan. Its Kurdish name is Amed.
  2. ^ King, Diane E. (2013). Kurdistan on the Global Stage: Kinship, Land, and Community in Iraq. Rutgers University Press. p. 233. Diyarbakir's Kurdish name is "Amed."
  3. ^ Akyol, Mustafa (2007). "Pro-Kurdish DTP sweeps Diyarbakir". Hürriyet. Amed is the ancient name given to Diyarbakir in the Kurdish language.

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