Zalabiye
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Zalabiye () is an archaeological site on the left bank of the Euphrates in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria.
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- Syria
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- Deir ez-Zor Governorate
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Zalabiye () is an archaeological site on the left bank of the Euphrates in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria.
==Overview== The site is located near a narrow gap in the Euphrates Valley that is created by basalt outcrops and that is called al-khanuqa, or "the strangler". On the opposite river bank, some upstream, lies the contemporary fortress of Halabiye. Zalabiye was built during the third century CE when the short-lived Palmyrene Empire, centred on the oasis-city of Palmyra, extended its reach toward the Euphrates area. The fortifications of the site were subsequently improved under the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (527–565) as part of his program to strengthen the eastern border of the empire.
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