🏛️ Doliche-Zeugma
Roman frontier fortress and bridge crossing on the Euphrates River
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in southeastern Türkiye near the Syrian border, in Gaziantep Province
- Strategic Roman military installation controlling a major Euphrates crossing, established in the 1st century CE
- Archaeological remains partially submerged by Birecik Dam reservoir since 1992
- Site threatened by dam flooding and erosion; no formal excavation program underway as of 2024
Doliche-Zeugma was a Roman fortified settlement and bridge garrison positioned at a critical crossing of the Euphrates River ...