Antiochia in Mesopotamia

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Antiochia in Mesopotamia, Antiochia in Arabia, Antiochia Arabis (Greek: Αντιόχεια την Αραβική or Αντιόχεια της Μεσοποταμίας) was an ancient city founded after the death of Alexander the Great. It was described by Pliny. According to the editors of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, the city also bore the names Antoninopolis, Tella, Constantia, Constantina, and Maximianopolis, and its location is near or at Viranşehir, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.

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• Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 89.
• Blue Guide, Turkey, (ISBN 978-0-393-32137-1), p. 585.