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Location

  • Türkiye, Kebeli
  • geo:37.187992,42.027321
  • Location: correct and verified

Period or year

  • -900~ / unknown

Classification

  • fort
  • Visible

Babil

data access 103331

The village of Kebeli, previously called Babil, just within Turkey's border with Syria, was the site of an important settlement at least as early as Assyrian times. The citadel mound and much of the circuit of the outer walls is still visible on some satellite photography, although recent developments have done much to efface the remains. According to Anthony Comfort, this is a plausible site for identification with the Roman fortress Castra Maurorum, surrendered by the emperor Jovian to the Persians in 393. 

Anthony Comfort, The Roman Frontier with Persia in North-Eastern Mesopotamia: Fortresses and Roads around Singara, Oxford, 2023: 79-84.

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Creators: Entry created by Ian Mladjov (2026-03-30) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/103331
Data downloads: KML
Suggested citation: Mladjov, I. , Babil. https://vici.org/vici/103331, accessed 2026-04-22.