Temple of Atargatis
Ruins · Syria
- Abandoned
- 256
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 34.747, 40.731
Why it was abandoned
❔ Cause unknown
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History
The Temple of Atargatis in Dura-Europos was one of the main temples of the city. The temple was built in the first century AD, when the city was under Parthian rule, and excavated in 1928–1929 under the direction of Maurice Pillet.