Al-Mada’in
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Al-Mada’in is the historical urban complex on the Tigris River in present-day Iraq that encompassed the ancient city of Ctesiphon, once a major capital of the Parthian and Sasanian empires.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historical urban complex ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Ctesiphon
NERFINISHED
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Seleucia-on-the-Tigris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Arsacid (Parthian) dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Parthian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Muslim Arabs ⓘ |
| conqueredInYear | 637 ⓘ |
| contains |
Asbānbar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bahurasīr NERFINISHED ⓘ Ctesiphon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kokhe NERFINISHED ⓘ Rumiya NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucia-on-the-Tigris NERFINISHED ⓘ Taq Kasra NERFINISHED ⓘ Veh-Ardashir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateNote | south of modern Baghdad ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Fertile Crescent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineAfter | rise of Baghdad ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
bridges
ⓘ
churches ⓘ city walls ⓘ fire temples ⓘ palaces ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sasanian imperial architecture
ⓘ
Taq Kasra vaulted hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Baghdad Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | The Cities ⓘ |
| nearbyModernSettlement | Salman Pak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
Christianity in the Church of the East
ⓘ
Early Islam ⓘ Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Parthian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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