Takrit/Birta
settlement · 1200 BC – 2100 AD
Ancient Birta (or Birtha) was a fortress on the Tigris river that may have been established by Alexander the Great.
- Coordinates
- 34.60665, 43.67695
- Also known as
- Birta, Tagaritejāni (akk), Takrit, Takrīt, Tikrit, Tekrit (arb), Tikrīt, تكريت (ar), Ṭrīhān, Trihan (syr)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)