Hajīn, Syria
Dura-Europos
Dura-Europos was a Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman border city built on an escarpment 90 metres above the southwestern bank of the Euphrates river. It is located near the village of Salhiyé, in present-day Syria. Dura-Europos was founded around 300 BC by Seleucus I Nicator, who founded the Seleucid Empire as one of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great.
- City
- Hajīn
- Country
- Syria
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Hajīn
- Temple of Bel, Dura-Europos
- Temple of Zeus Megistos
- Mithraeum of Dura-Europos
- Dura-Europos synagogue
- Dura-Europos church
- Temple of Atargatis
Background: Wikipedia