Takrit/Birta
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Contributors:
Claudia Horst, R. Talbert, Carolin Johansson, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, B. Siewert-Mayer, Rune Rattenborg, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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Last modified
Jan 11, 2024 05:20 PM
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History
Ancient Birta (or Birtha) was a fortress on the Tigris river that may have been established by Alexander the Great.
500 km
Base style derived from Mapbox Satellite Streets. | Pleiades layers and interaction design by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, Ryan M. Horne, and Tom Elliott.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/894099
34.6066535, 43.676953
- Representative Locations:
- Less than certain: CIGS location of Tikrīt (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- OSM location of تكريت (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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settlement, findspot, place of finding
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 91 E3 Takrit/Birta
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tikrit
M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, Claudia Horst, R. Talbert, Carolin Johansson, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, B. Siewert-Mayer, Rune Rattenborg, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Takrit/Birta: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/894099> [accessed: 04 April 2025]
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