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Saruj

Also known as Suruç, Serugh

Saruj, now Suruç in south-eastern Turkey, is an ancient town on the plain south-west of Edessa (Şanlıurfa), near the Syrian border. Known in antiquity as Batnae, it was a stage on routes across upper Mesopotamia. In the 11th century it was held by the Numayrid emirs, and from 1101 it belonged to the crusader County of Edessa.

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