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See also:BIREJIK (Arab. Bir; classical, See also:Apamea-Zeugma)
, a See also:town of See also:North-See also:West See also:Mesopotamia, in the See also:Aleppo vilayet, See also:altitude 1170 ft., built on a See also:limestone cliff 400 ft. high on the See also:left See also:bank of the See also:Euphrates
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Pop. about 1o,000, three-quarters Moslem
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It is situated at one of the most important crossings of the Euphrates, where there was, in See also:ancient times, a See also:bridge of boats, and is now a See also:ferry on the road from Aleppo to Urfa, Diarbekr and See also:Mosul
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See also:Birejik corresponds actually to See also:Apamea, which See also:lay opposite Zeugma, and commanded the bridge with its strong See also:castle (Kala Beda) now much ruined
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The See also:place seems to have had a pre-Seleucid existence as Birtha, a name which revived under See also:Roman See also:rule (we hear of the See also:emperor See also:Julian resting there on his See also: |
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