Arsamosata

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Arsamosata (Armenian: Շիմշատ, Shimshat) was a city in Armenian Sophene near the Euphrates. It was founded by King Arsames I of the Orontid Dynasty.

The city has been identified with the modern Kharput/Kharpert.

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