‘Abd al Jāsim

‘Abd al Jāsim is a locality in , . ‘Abd al Jāsim is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seleucia and Opis.

, also known as Seleucia-on-Tigris or on the Tigris or ad Tigrim, was a major Mesopotamian city, located on the west bank of the Tigris River within the present-day in . is situated 3 km west of ‘Abd al Jāsim.

Ruins
was an ancient Near East city near the , not far from modern . The equivalence of and Upi are now usually assumed but not yet proven. is situated 2½ km west of ‘Abd al Jāsim.

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 east of ‘Abd al Jāsim.

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.

‘Abd al Jāsim

Latitude
33.1° or 33° 6′ north
Longitude
44.55° or 44° 33′ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8H563HX2+X2
Geo­Names ID
100143
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