Zalabiye Fortress

Syria / Dayr-az-Zawr / Dayr az-Zawr /
 fortress, Roman Empire, historic ruins
Fortress established by the Palmyrenes when they were trying to assert control to test Roman dominance. Later, the Romans used it to establish control of the Euphrates together with Halabiye/Zenobia-Fortess (couple of kms to the east on opposite bank). Destroyed like Zenobia in 610 by the Sassanides.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalabiye
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Coordinates:   35°40'8"N   39°50'32"E
This article was last modified 8 years ago