Al‘ltān

Al‘ltān is a locality in , . Al‘ltān is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taq Kasra and Salman Al-Muhammadi Shrine.

Monument
Photo: Safa.daneshvar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tāq Kasrā, also transcribed as Taq-i Kisra or Taq-e Kesra or Ayvān-e Kesrā are the remains of a Sasanian-era Persian monument, dated to c. the 3rd to 6th centuries, which is sometimes called the Arch of Ctesiphon. is situated 3 km southeast of Al‘ltān.

Tomb
The Mosque of Salman al-Farsi is a located in the city of , district, in the province of Diyala, in the of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Al‘ltān.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ctesiphon.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a ruin in . It was once an ancient Persian capital city, but only a former palace, with the world's largest unreinforced arch, remains standing. The town of Salman Pak is nearby, and is also covered in this article.

Al‘ltān

Latitude
33.11528° or 33° 6′ 55″ north
Longitude
44.55972° or 44° 33′ 35″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8H564H85+4V
Geo­Names ID
99115
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ctesiphon and Seleucia.

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