Dabanas

{{Short description|Fortress in Turkey}}

Dabanas ({{langx|grc|Δαβανάς}}) was a fortress in Osroene, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. It is mentioned by ProcopiusProcopius, de Aed. 2.4. and was used by the emperor Justinian I.

The remains of the fortress are located near the village of Döğer, in the Dicle district of Diyarbakır Province, in present-day Turkey.{{Cite Barrington|89}}{{Cite DARE|34736}}

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Category:Populated places in Osroene

Category:Former populated places in Turkey

Category:Roman towns and cities in Turkey

Category:History of Diyarbakır Province

Category:Populated places of the Byzantine Empire

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