Sareisa
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Sareisa or Shareisha was an ancient city in southeast Anatolia
, near Tigris
. It is mentioned by Strabo
as a city of Cordyene . Ancient Assyria
n inscriptions mention it as 'Shareisha' or 'Shereshe'; Tiglath-Pileser I (ca. 1100 BC) reports his conquest of the city and defeat of the forces of Kurte.
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
, near Tigris
Tigris
The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.-Geography:...
. It is mentioned by Strabo
Strabo
Strabo, also written Strabon was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.-Life:Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus , a city which he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea...
as a city of Cordyene . Ancient Assyria
Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
n inscriptions mention it as 'Shareisha' or 'Shereshe'; Tiglath-Pileser I (ca. 1100 BC) reports his conquest of the city and defeat of the forces of Kurte.