Mesopotamia

Sources from old books

1676. A most exact and accurate map of the whole world by Donald Lupton.

E. Tygris, W. Euphrates, N. Taurus, S. Chaldea, now Dearbech, where Christianity was preached by St. Thaddeus hath these remarkable places:

1. Strong Cologenbar.
2. Fair Edessa on the River Scyrtas neer Euphrates.
3. Nisibis.
4. Ʋr.
5. Haran.
6. Amida, (a strong frontier town against the Persians) now Caramit, or Kara Amida, i. e. black Amida.
7. Phalga and Seruts at the meeting of Caphoras with Euphrates.
8. Singara, on a River of the name well fortified.
9. Bezabde on the banks of Tygris; Virta and Merdix impregnable.