Sisauranon

Sisauranon
Şirvan, Turkey
Site information
TypeFortress
ConditionRuined
Location
Sisauranon
Site within modern Turkey
Coordinates37°06′45″N 41°37′41″E / 37.1126°N 41.62805°E / 37.1126; 41.62805
Site history
Battles/warsRoman–Persian Wars

Sisauranon, Sisauronon (Greek: Σισαυράνων), Sisaurana, or Sarbane was a Sasanian fortress city in the province of Arbayistan, located to the east of Nisibis at the edge of the north Syrian plain. It was situated near the border with the Byzantine Empire.