تیسفون

Also known as Al-Mada'in, Mahoze, Mahuza

پایتخت اشکانیان و ساسانیان

AI overview

Ctesiphon was an ancient city located on the Tigris River in what is now Iraq, about 22 miles southeast of Baghdad, that served as a royal capital for Iranian empires for over 800 years during the Parthian and Sasanian periods. It matters historically because it functioned as the administrative center of the powerful Sasanian Empire from 226 until its conquest by Arab forces in the 630s-650s AD.

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Key facts

Ancient site.name: Ctesiphon
Ancient site.native_name: ()
Ancient site.image: Ctesiphon map-en_reformat.svg
Ancient site.caption: Map of the metropolis of Ctesiphon in the Sasanian era
Ancient site.map_type: Iraq
Ancient site.location: Salman Pak, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
Ancient site.region: Mesopotamia
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.excavations: 1928–1929, 1931–1932, 1960s–1970s
Ancient site.archaeologists: Oscar Reuther, Antonio Invernizzi, Giorgio Gullini
Ancient site.condition: Ruined