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Diyarbakir

Diyarbakir, the ancient Amida, is a city in south-eastern Anatolia on the upper Tigris. It was a key fortress on the frontier between Rome and Persia, captured by the Sasanian Empire under Shapur II in 359 CE after a siege. Much later the Safavid Empire lost it to the Ottomans after the Battle of Chaldiran.

Diyarbakir
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Bit ZamaniArtuqids of HasankeyfAq Qoyunlu

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Diyarbakir. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/diyarbakir
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“Diyarbakir.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/diyarbakir. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Diyarbakir.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/diyarbakir.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Diyarbakir’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/diyarbakir (Accessed: ).

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