Hira
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Hira was an important pre-Islamic Arab city and cultural center, known especially as a hub of Lakhmid rule and early Arabic Christian civilization near present-day Kufa in Iraq.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hira is a proper name with uncertain origin | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
cultural center ⓘ pre-Islamic Arab city ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Lakhmid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Arab Christians
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arab poets ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
center of Christian scholarship in Arabic milieu
ⓘ
mediator of Persian and Arab cultures ⓘ |
| declineAfter |
founding of Kufa
ⓘ
rise of Islam ⓘ |
| distanceFromKufa | approximately 3–5 kilometers ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd to 7th centuries CE ⓘ |
| function |
frontier city between Arabia and the Sasanian Empire
ⓘ
military outpost of the Sasanians ⓘ trading center ⓘ |
| heritageType | historical ruins ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Arab Christian culture
ⓘ
Arabic poetry ⓘ Christian monastic communities ⓘ court culture of the Lakhmids ⓘ early Arabic Christian civilization ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabic literature ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Aramaic ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Ghassanid kingdom (as rival Arab client of Byzantium) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western bank of the Euphrates River ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlordState | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arabian cultural sphere
ⓘ
Sasanian cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Arab client kingdom of the Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| preIslamicArabPolityType | client kingdom ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | near Najaf Governorate, Iraq ⓘ |
| region | al-Hira region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Nestorian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Lakhmids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Lakhmid kingdom ⓘ |
| strategicRole | buffer state between Sasanian Empire and Arabian tribes ⓘ |
| urbanFeature |
churches and monasteries
ⓘ
palaces of Lakhmid kings ⓘ |
| urbanType | walled city ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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