Sitai (Mesopotamia)

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Sitai or Sitae, [1] also Siai and Siteon Chiphas, was a town in the Roman province of Mesopotamia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. [2]

Its site is located near Ziyaret tepe in Asiatic Turkey. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Tabula Peutingeriana.
  2. 1 2 Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 89, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Coordinates: 37°51′51″N40°59′22″E / 37.864169°N 40.989421°E / 37.864169; 40.989421