Qaryat al Amīn

Qaryat al Amīn is a locality in , . Qaryat al Amīn is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

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.

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 3 km northeast of Qaryat al Amīn.

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.

Qaryat al Amīn

Latitude
33.07547° or 33° 4′ 32″ north
Longitude
44.568° or 44° 34′ 5″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
8H563HG9+55
Geo­Names ID
6806384
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In Other Languages

“Qaryat al Amīn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قرية الامين”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ctesiphon and Tall ‘Umir.

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