Hidden gem
Halabiye
Byzantine walls at a river gorge
Halabiye · Deir ez-Zor
Overview
A fortified Byzantine city where the Euphrates narrows, with gypsum-stone walls climbing steeply from the riverbank to a citadel on the ridge above.
Why visit
- Walls running up a hillside to a citadel
- Euphrates gorge views
- Almost never visited
Historical layers
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