- Amida was a Bronze Age city built on the right bank of the Tigris, which is now the modern city of Diyarbakir in Turkey.
- It was a Roman Border Fortress located in Mesopotamia.
History
- The Roman Walls of Amida still stand and were built by Constantius II to withstand the siege of Amida in 359 CE by the Persians.
- Amida was one of the Eastern Roman Border Fortresses defending against the Parthian Empire. The other Fortresses were Dura Europos and Nisibis.
- The city was constantly besieged and retaken by both sides until the 7th century CE.
Roman Ruins
- Roman Walls of Amida.
Museums
- Diyarbakir Archeological Museum
- Located at Cevat Pasa, 21300 Sur, Diyarbakir.
- The museum holds Finds from the Upper Tigris dating back to 10,000 BCE.
Amida (Diyarbakir, Turkey)