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Seleucia
Seleucia

Seleucia was the first capital of the Seleucid Empire, and one of the great cities of antiquity standing in Mesopotamia, on the Tigris River....
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: Se?e??e?a) was the first capital of the Seleucid Empire, and one of the great cities of antiquity standing in Mesopotamia, on the Tigris River.

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Seleucia
Seleucia

Seleucia was the first capital of the Seleucid Empire, and one of the great cities of antiquity standing in Mesopotamia, on the Tigris River....
 (Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
: Se?e??e?a) was the first capital of the Seleucid Empire, and one of the great cities of antiquity standing in Mesopotamia, on the Tigris River.

Seleucia may refer to:
  • Seleucia (Pamphylia)
    Seleucia (Pamphylia)

    Seleucia – also transliterated as Seleukeia or Seleukheia – was an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of Pamphylia, in Anatolia, approximately 15 km northeast of Side; the site is currently that of the village of Bucakseyhler , approximately 12 km northeast of Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey....
    , now at Bucakseyhler, Antalya Province, Turkey
  • Seleucia (Sittacene)
    Seleucia (Sittacene)

    Seleucia – , also transliterated as Seleuceia, Seleukeia, Seleukheia; formerly Coche or Mahoza, also Veh Ardashir – was an ancient city near the Euphrates river and across the Tigris from the better-known Seleucia on the Tigris, in Sittacene, Mesopotamia....
    , across the Tigris from the foremost Seleucia
  • Seleucia (Susiana)
    Seleucia (Susiana)

    Seleucia – , also transliterated as Seleuceia, Seleukeia, Seleukheia; formerly Soloke or Soloce, Sodome, and Sele, also Surak – was an ancient city on the Hedyphon river in Susiana , east of Mesopotamia, currently the site of Ja Nishin, Khuzestan Province, Iran....
    , formerly Soloke, Sele, Sodome, and Surak, now at Ja Nishin, Iran
  • Seleucia above Zeugma
    Seleucia above Zeugma

    Seleucia epi tou Zeugmatos – , also transliterated Seleukeia epi tou Zeugmatos, – was a Hellenistic city - or rather, fortified town - in the present Republic of Turkey, on the left, or south, bank of the Euphrates, across from ancient Samosata and not far from it....
    , on the Euphrates above Zeugma, probably near modern Sirataslar, Sanliurfa Province, Turkey
  • Seleucia ad Belum
    Seleucia ad Belum

    Seleucia ad Belum – also transliterated as Seleuceia, Seleukeia, or Seleukheia, and later Seleucopolis or Seleukobelos – was an ancient city on the Orontes river near Belus in Apamene, Syria; the site is circa 45 kilometres north of the city of Apamea , in modern Syria....
    , later Seleucopolis, on the Orontes, Syria
  • Seleucia Pieria, the port city for Antioch, at the mouth of the Orontes, in Syria
  • Seleucia Samulias
    Seleucia Samulias

    Seleucia Samulias – Seleucia also transliterated as Seleukeia or Seleukheia; in the Talmud, Selik, Selika, and Selikos; in the Aramaic Targum, Salwa?ia or Salwa?ya – was a Hellenistic colony founded about the end of the third century BC on Lake Merom....
    , on Lake Merom (now drained), in Israel
  • Seleucia Sidera
    Seleucia Sidera

    Seleucia Sidera – , also transliterated as Seleuceia, Seleukeia, Seleukheia; Se?e??e?a ? S?d??a, Seleukeia h? Sid?ra; and later Claudioseleucia, Claudioseleuceia, Klaudiaseleuke?n or Klaudisseleuke?n – was an ancient city in the northern part of Pisidia, Anatolia, currently the site...
    , in Pisidia, now at Selef, Isparta Province, Turkey


Seleucia may also refer to:
  • Abila (Decapolis)
    Abila (Decapolis)

    Abila Dekapoleos – Abila in the Decapolis or Abila was an ancient city, near the Hieromax river in the Decapolis; the site is occupied by two tells and the village of Hartha, circa 13 km north-northeast of Irbid, Jordan....
     (formerly Seleucia), also known as Abila, in the Decapolis at a site near modern Irbid, Jordan
  • Aydin
    Aydin

    Aydin is a city in and the seat of Aydin Province in Turkey's Aegean Region, Turkey.Aydin is the heart of the lower valley of B?y?k Menderes River down to the Aegean Sea, a region that has been known for its fertility and productivity since ancient times....
     (formerly Seleucia ad Maeandrum), also known anciently as Seleucia-in-Caria, formerly called Tralles; currently Aydin, Aydin Province, Turkey
  • Mopsuestia
    Mopsuestia

    Mopsuestia or Mopsus or Mamistra is an ancient city of Cilicia Campestris on the Pyramus river located approximately 20 km east of present-day Adana in Adana Province, Turkey....
     (formerly Seleucia ad Pyramum), or Mopsuestia, now in Adana Province, Turkey
  • Silifke
    Silifke

    Silifke is a town and district in south-central Mersin Province, Turkey, west of the city of Mersin.Silifke is near the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of the G?ksu River, which flows from the nearby Taurus Mountains, surrounded by attractive countryside along the river banks....
    , also known as Seleucia-in-Cilicia, Seleucia-on-the-Calycadnus, Seleucia-in-Isauria or Seleucia-of-Isauria, Seleucia Trachea or Seleucia Tracheotis, now Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey
  • Susa
    Susa

    Susa was an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian Empire and Parthian empires of Iran, located about 250 km east of the Tigris River.The modern town of Shush, Iran is located at the site of ancient Susa....
     (formerly Seleucia ad Eulaeum), now in southwestern Iran
  • Umm Qais
    Umm Qais

    Umm Qais is a town in Jordan located on the site of the ruins Hellenistic-Roman Empire city of Gadara , . The town was also called Antiochia or Antiochia Semiramis and Seleucia....
     (formerly Seleucia), in Jordan
  • Zeugma (city)
    Zeugma (city)

    Zeugma is an ancient city of Commagene; currently located in the Gaziantep Province of Turkey . It is a historical settlement which is considered among the four most important settlement areas under the reign of the kingdom of Commagene....
     (formerly Seleucia-on-the-Euphrates), now in Gaziantep Province, Turkey