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Ongöz (Diyarbakir)

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Bridge over Ad Tigren (Amida), constructed c. 485 CE

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Feature type:
bridge

Geometry and coordinates (long, lat order):
{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ 40.229167, 37.887222 ] }

Archaeological remains:
Unknown

Association certainty:
Certain

Positional Accuracy Assessment:
Generic Handheld GPS

Location type:
representative

Temporal attestations:

Late Antique (AD 300-AD 640) (confident)
Modern (AD 1700-Present) (confident)

References:

Data Source:

Comfort, Roads on the frontier between Rome and Persia Bridge #3, p.60-61

Initial Provenance:
Comfort, Roads on the frontier between Rome and Persia

Details:

From Comfort:

"The original bridge was possibly constructed around AD 485 by bishop Sa’oro of Amida, formerly a monk at the abbey of Qartmin (now Mar Gabriel)."

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