Apamea on the Euphrates
Ancient city · Turkey
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 37.067, 37.884
Why it was abandoned
🌊 Flooded
Detected automatically from the text: The site, once partially covered by the village of Tilmusa, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, is now flooded by the lake formed by the Birecik Dam.
History
Apamea or Apameia was a Hellenistic city on the left bank of the Euphrates, opposite the famous city of Zeugma, at the end of a bridge of boats connecting the two, founded by Seleucus I Nicator. The city was rebuilt by Seleucus I. The site, once partially covered by the village of Tilmusa, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, is now flooded by the lake formed by the Birecik Dam.