Apamea or Apameia ( gr, Απάμεια, syr, ܐܦܡܝܐ) was a

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city on the left (viz., the eastern) bank of the

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, opposite the famous city of Zeugma, at the end of a bridge of boats (Greek: ''zeugma'') connecting the two, founded by

Seleucus I Nicator Seleucus I Nicator (; ; grc-gre, Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ , ) was a Macedonian Greek general who was an officer and successor ( ''diadochus'') of Alexander the Great. Seleucus was the founder of the eponymous Seleucid Empire. In the po ...

( Pliny, v. 21). The city was rebuilt by Seleucus I. The site, once partially covered by the village of (formerly

Rumkale Rumkale ( ''Roman Castle''), also known as Urumgala, is a fortress on the Euphrates, located in the province of Gaziantep and 50 km west of Şanlıurfa. Its strategic location was already known to the Assyrians, although the present struc ...

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, is now flooded by the lake formed by the

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(Birejik Dam). The ancient term Zeugma actually referred to the twin cities on the opposing banks of the river. Today the name Zeugma is usually understood to refer to the settlement on the west bank, called Seleucia ( el, Σελεύκεια) after the

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, while the one on the East bank was called Apamea after his Persian wife

Apama Apama ( grc, Ἀπάμα, Apáma), sometimes known as Apama I or Apame I, was a Sogdian noblewoman and the wife of the first ruler of the Seleucid Empire, Seleucus I Nicator. They Susa weddings, married at Susa in 324 BC. According to Arrian, Apa ...

.Archeological Site of Zeugma
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Hazlitt, Classical Gazetteer, "Apamea"Map of Zeugma showing Apamea across the river
{{Şanlıurfa-geo-stub Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey Seleucid colonies Populated places in Osroene Twin cities Former populated places in Turkey Euphrates History of Şanlıurfa Province Submerged places

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