Ray

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Ray is an ancient city near modern-day Tehran in Iran that served as a significant political and cultural center in various Persian empires.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
administrativelyPartOf Tehran County
approximateLocation south of modern Tehran
conqueredBy Arab Muslim armies
Mongol
surface form: Mongol forces
country Iran
flourishedDuring Parthian Empire
Sasanian Empire
Seljuk Empire
hasArchaeologicalRemains city walls
fortifications
religious buildings
towers
hasHistoricalSignificance center of Persian administration
center of Persian scholarship
major urban center in Iranian plateau
hasModernSuccessor Shahr-e Rey
hasNearbyLandmark Cheshmeh Ali
Ibn Babawayh Cemetery
Toghrol Tower
historicalRegion Media
Persia
knownAs Rages
Rai
Rayy
Rey
Rhages
languageHistoricallySpoken Middle Persian language
surface form: Middle Persian

Western Persian
surface form: New Persian
locatedIn Tehran Province
locatedInTimeZone Iran Standard Time
locatedNear Tehran
mentionedIn Avesta
Tobit
surface form: Biblical Book of Tobit

Ptolemy’s Geography
partOf Greater Tehran
surface form: Greater Tehran metropolitan area

various Persian empires
region northern Iran
religionHistoricallyPracticed Islam
Zoroastrianism
servedAs commercial center
cultural center
political center
religious center
suffered destruction in medieval period
wasOn Silk Road routes

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