Nisa
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Nisa was an ancient city that served as an early royal center of the Parthian Empire, located near present-day Ashgabat in Turkmenistan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nisa canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mitra Nisa
ⓘ
Old Nisa ⓘ Parthaunisa ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Parthian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Arsaces I of Parthia ⓘ |
| contains |
fortified citadel
ⓘ
palatial buildings ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ temple structures ⓘ treasury ⓘ wine warehouses ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approx. 37.95°N 58.27°E ⓘ |
| country | Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| culturalInfluences |
Central Asian
ⓘ
Hellenistic ⓘ Iranian peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian
|
| declinePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| distanceFromAshgabat | about 18 km west ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Soviet archaeologists
ⓘ
Turkmen archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavatedSince | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
ⓘ
surface form:
Arsacid dynasty
|
| foundedInPeriod | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ahal Region
ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ashgabat ⓘ |
| nearbyModernCity | Ashgabat ⓘ |
| notableFinds |
Hellenistic-style sculptures
ⓘ
clay tablets ⓘ coins of Parthian kings ⓘ ivory rhyta ⓘ ostraca ⓘ |
| partOf |
Parthian Empire
ⓘ
Silk Road cultural sphere ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Roads cultural sphere
|
| periodOfFlourishing | 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| servedAs | early royal center of the Parthian Empire ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2007 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.