Zeugma

Zeugma was an ancient Hellenistic era Greek and then Roman city of Commagene; located in modern , . It was named for the bridge of boats, or zeugma, that crossed the at that location. contains mosaics from the site, and is one of the largest mosaic museums in the world.
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  • Tourism
  • …lies at an elevation of 393 metres (1,289 feet)
  • …is also known as “Zeugma, Commagene”
  • Description: ancient city of Commagene, in modern-day Turkey

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Birecik Dam.
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The , one of the 21 dams of the… is situated 2 km east of Zeugma.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belkıs and Samandöken.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , .
, historically Kehriz, is a neighbourhood…
is an ancient Near East archaeological… is situated 3 km north of Zeugma.

Zeugma

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Latitude
37.05745° or 37° 3′ 27″ north
Longitude
37.87016° or 37° 52′ 13″ east
Open location code
8G9V3V4C+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2958273983
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11398320
Wiki­data ID
Q196987

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Zeugma” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ζεῦγμα”
  • Azerbaijani: “Zevqma (şəhər)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Zevqma”
  • Basque: “Zeugma”
  • Catalan: “Zeugma”
  • Chinese: “傑歐格瑪”
  • Chinese: “宙格玛”
  • Chinese: “泽乌格马”
  • Chinese: “澤烏格馬”
  • Chinese: “澤烏瑪”
  • Croatian: “Zeugma (grad)”
  • Croatian: “Zeugma”
  • Dutch: “Zeugma”
  • Esperanto: “Zeugma”
  • Finnish: “Zeugma”
  • French: “Zeugma”
  • German: “Zeugma”
  • Greek: “Ζεύγμα”
  • Hebrew: “זאוגמה”
  • Indonesian: “Zeugma, Commagene”
  • Italian: “Zeugma”
  • Japanese: “ゼウグマ”
  • Kurdish: “Zeugma”
  • Luxembourgish: “Zeugma”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܙܘܓܡܐ”
  • Persian: “زیوگما (کوماژن)”
  • Persian: “زیوگما”
  • Polish: “Zeugma (miasto)”
  • Polish: “Zeugma”
  • Portuguese: “Zeugma (cidade)”
  • Portuguese: “Zeugma”
  • Russian: “Зевгма (город)”
  • Russian: “Зевгма”
  • Serbian: “Зеугма”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Zeugma (grad)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Zeugma”
  • Spanish: “Zeugma”
  • Turkish: “Zeugma”

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