"Ctesiphon (/ˈtɛsɪfɒn/ TESS-if-on; Middle Persian: 𐭲𐭩𐭮𐭯𐭥𐭭 tyspwn; Persian: تیسفون; Greek: Κτησιφῶν, Attic Greek: [ktɛːsipʰɔ̂ːn]; Syriac: ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ) was an ancient city, located on the eastern bank of the ...
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Tigris, and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of present-day Baghdad. Ctesiphon served as the main capital of Iran, also known as Persia, and by the Romans as Ariana, in the Parthian and Sasanian eras for over eight hundred years. Ctesiphon was the winter capital of the Sasanian Empire until the Muslim conquest of Persia in 637 AD." - (en.wikipedia.org 12.08.2021)
- Latitude33.093612670898
- Longitude44.580833435059