Qaryat Wāḩid Ādhār
Qaryat Wāḩid Ādhār is a locality in Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate. Qaryat Wāḩid Ādhār is situated nearby to the locality ‘Abd al Jāsim, as well as near the village Ali an Nadi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Seleucia and Taq Kasra.
Seleucia
Seleucia, also known as Seleucia-on-Tigris or Seleucia on the Tigris or Seleucia ad Tigrim, was a major Mesopotamian city, located on the west bank of the Tigris River within the present-day Baghdad Governorate in Iraq. Seleucia is situated 3½ km west of Qaryat Wāḩid Ādhār.Taq Kasra
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.
Opis
Ruins
Opis was an ancient Near East city near the Tigris, not far from modern Baghdad. The equivalence of Opis and Upi are now usually assumed but not yet proven. Opis is situated 3½ km west of Qaryat Wāḩid Ādhār.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ctesiphon.
Ctesiphon
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ctesiphon is a ruin in Iraq's Baghdad Belts. 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.
Qaryat Wāḩid Ādhār
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qaryat Wahid Adhar”
- Location: Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.09532° or 33° 5′ 43″ northLongitude
44.55976° or 44° 33′ 35″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8H563HW5+4WGeoNames ID
6806382
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In Other Languages
“Qaryat Wāḩid Ādhār” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرية ١اذار”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ctesiphon and Tall ‘Umir.
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