page_title: Dara (Mesopotamia)
hierarchical_section_title: Dara (Mesopotamia)
caption_attribution_description: Photographs from Dara, Mardin, Turkey
context_page_description: Dara or Daras was an important East Roman fortress city in northern Mesopotamia on the border with the Sassanid Empire. Because of its great strategic importance, it featured prominently in the Roman-Persian conflicts. The former archbishopric remains a multiple Catholic titular see. Today the Turkish village of Oğuz, Mardin Province, occupies its location.
context_section_description: Dara or Daras (Greek: Δάρας, Syriac: ܕܪܐ‎) was an important East Roman fortress city in northern Mesopotamia on the border with the Sassanid Empire. Because of its great strategic importance, it featured prominently in the Roman-Persian conflicts (in 530, 540, 544, 573, and 604). The former archbishopric remains a multiple Catholic titular see. Today the Turkish village of Oğuz, Mardin Province, occupies its location.
caption: Ruins of rock-cut building in Daras
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