Al-Mada’in

Al-Mada'in was an ancient metropolis situated on the in what is now . It was located between the ancient royal centers of and , and was founded by the Sasanian Empire.
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  • Town
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (110 feet)
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as
    “Al Madāin, Madāin, Al Madain, Madain”
    “Al-Modain”
    “Madāin”
    “Mahoze”
    “Mahuza”
    “Medinata”
    “Mohoza”
    “Seleucia-Ctesiphon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salman Al-Muhammadi Shrine and Taq Kasra.
Tomb
The Mosque of Salman al-Farsi is a located…
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Monument
Tāq Kasrā, also transcribed as Taq-i Kisra or Taq-e…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ctesiphon.
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is a ruin in .

Al-Mada’in

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Latitude
33.09841° or 33° 5′ 54″ north
Longitude
44.58323° or 44° 34′ 60″ east
Open location code
8H563HXM+97
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2486324382
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
99110
Wiki­data ID
Q1378794

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Al-Mada’in” goes by many names.
المدائنArabic
مدائنArabic
МадаенBulgarian
MadainCatalan
瑪達因Chinese
阿爾瑪達林Chinese
Al-Mada’inDutch
المدائنEgyptian Arabic
Al MadainFrench
Al-Mada’inGerman
MahozeGerman
MahuzaGerman
מדאיןHebrew
מחוזאHebrew
Al-Mada’inIndonesian
Al-Mada’inItalian
CtesifonteItalian
アル・マダーインJapanese
セレウキア-クテシフォンJapanese
マホザJapanese
അൽ-മദായിൻMalayalam
മഹോസെMalayalam
MāhōzēOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
ܡܚܘܙ̈ܐOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
ܣܠܝܩ ܘܩܛܝܣܦܘܢOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
مدائنPersian
Al-Mada’inPolish
AlmadaimPortuguese
аль-МадаинRussian
МахузаRussian
مدائنSouth Azerbaijani
MadainSpanish
MedâinTurkish
المدائنUrdu
مدائنUrdu
مدائنWestern Panjabi

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