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Amida

Amida was a fortified city on the Tigris in upper Mesopotamia, now Diyarbakır in Turkey. It was a strategic frontier stronghold disputed between the Roman Empire and the Sasanian Empire. The Sasanians besieged and captured it more than once, notably under Shapur II in 359.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Amida. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/amida
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