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Apamea or Apameia was a Hellenistic city on the left bank of the Euphrates, opposite the famous city of Zeugma, at the end of a bridge of boats connecting the two, founded by Seleucus I Nicator . The city was rebuilt by Seleucus I. The site, once partially covered by the village of Tilmusa [tr] , Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey, is now flooded by the lake formed by the Birecik Dam .