SURA (CITY)

'Sura' was a city in the southern part of ancient Babylonia, located west of the Euphrates River. It was well-known for its agricultural produce, which included grapes, wheat, and barley. It was also a major center of Torah scholarship, and home of an important yeshiva, which, together with the yeshiva in the city of Pumbedita, gave rise to the Babylonian Talmud.
According to Rav Sherira Gaon, Sura was identical to the town of Mata Mehasia, which is also mentioned in the Talmud. The academy at Sura was founded by Rav (Abba Arika) in the third century.

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★ Talmudic Academies in Babylonia