Birtha
Ancient city · Iraq
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 35.000, 73.667
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
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History
Birtha, was an ancient town to the southeast of Thapsacus, which Ptolemy places in 73° 40′ long., 35° 0′ lat. This place, the same as the Birtha of Hierocles, has been confounded by geographers with the town in Osrhoene, which lies much further to the north.