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Seleukeia on the Euphrates and the Royal Canal

a Pleiades place resource

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A city in Babylonia on the Euphrates, mentioned in Babylonian texts of the third century BC and possibly to be identified with Sippar.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/191883652

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
32.7984410128, 44.3399796492

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Seleukeia on the Euphrates and the Royal Canal makes connections with:

Seleukeia on the Euphrates and the Royal Canal located near Babylon (unspecified date range)
Seleukeia on the Euphrates and the Royal Canal located on Euphrates (river) (unspecified date range)
Seleukeia on the Euphrates and the Royal Canal part of (administrative) Seleucid Empire (330 BC - 30 BC)
Uncertain: Seleukeia on the Euphrates and the Royal Canal same as Sippar (330 BC - 30 BC)

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Place type:
settlement

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Suggested citation:
Chris de Lisle, 'Seleukeia on the Euphrates and the Royal Canal: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/191883652> [accessed: 12 January 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/191883652 |title=Places: 191883652 (Seleukeia on the Euphrates and the Royal Canal) |author=de Lisle, C. |accessdate=January 12, 2025 9:12 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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