Birtha (Greek: Βίρθα), was an ancient town to the southeast of Thapsacus, which Ptolemy (v. 19)[not specific enough to verify] places in 73° 40′ long., 35° 0′ lat.
This place, the same as the Birtha of Hierocles, has been confounded by geographers with the town in Osrhoene, which lies much further to the north.
[1] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed.
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.
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