Ctesiphon
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.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Village with about 118,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- Description: city in Baghdad, Iraq
- Also known as“Salmān Bāk”“Salmān Pāk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Taq Kasra and Salman Al-Muhammadi Shrine.
Taq Kasra
Tāq Kasrā, also transcribed as Taq-i Kisra or Taq-e…
Salman Al-Muhammadi Shrine
Tomb
The Mosque of Salman al-Farsi is a mosque located…
Ctesiphon
- Category: human settlement
- Location
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Latitude
33.102° or 33° 6′ 7″ north
Longitude
44.5835° or 44° 35′ 0″ east
Open location code
8H564H2M+Q9
OpenStreetMap ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ctesiphon” goes by many names.
سلمان باكArabic
Салман-ПакBelarusian
Salman PakDutch
سلمان باكEgyptian Arabic
サルマン・パクJapanese
Salman PakNorwegian Nynorsk
سلمان پاکPersian
سلمان پاک (شهر)Persian
Салман-ПакRussian
Salman PakUzbek
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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