Taq Kasra

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.
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  • Monument
  • Description: Sassanid-era Persian monument in modern Iraq
  • Also known as
    “Arch of Ctesiphon”
    “Taq-e Kasra”
    “Taq-i Kisra”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Salman Al-Muhammadi Shrine.
The Mosque of Salman al-Farsi is a located… is situated 510 metres north of Taq Kasra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ctesiphon.
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Taq Kasra

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Latitude
33.09374° or 33° 5′ 38″ north
Longitude
44.58079° or 44° 34′ 51″ east
Open location code
8H563HVJ+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13337155458
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q1486703

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Taq Kasra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إيوان المدائن”
  • Arabic: “إيوان كسرى”
  • Arabic: “ايوان كسرى”
  • Arabic: “طاق كسرى”
  • Arabic: “طاك كسرى”
  • Catalan: “Arc de Ctesifont”
  • Chinese: “塔克基思拉宮”
  • Danish: “Ctesiphonporten”
  • Danish: “Taq-e Kasra”
  • Dutch: “Taq-i Kisra”
  • Esperanto: “Tak Kasra”
  • French: “Taq-e Kisra”
  • French: “Taq-i Kisra”
  • Georgian: “თაკი-ქისრა”
  • Georgian: “ტაქ-კასრა”
  • German: “Iwan al-Mada’in”
  • German: “Taq-e Kisra”
  • Hebrew: “טאק כסרא”
  • Hebrew: “טאק קסרה”
  • Indonesian: “Taq Kasra”
  • Italian: “Taq-i Kisra”
  • Japanese: “ホスローのイーワーン”
  • Mazanderani: “خسرو ماتابی(کسری طاق)”
  • Mazanderani: “طاق کسری”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Taq-e Kasra”
  • Norwegian: “Taq-e Kasra”
  • Persian: “ایوان خسرو”
  • Persian: “ایوان مدائن”
  • Persian: “طاق کسری”
  • Persian: “کاخ تیسفون”
  • Polish: “Tak Kisra”
  • Portuguese: “Arco de Ctesifonte”
  • Portuguese: “Taq-i-Kisra”
  • Russian: “Таки-Кисра”
  • Serbian: “Таки Кисра”
  • Slovenian: “Taq Kasra”
  • South Azerbaijani: “طاق کسری”
  • Spanish: “Taq-i Kisra”
  • Tajik: “Тоқи Кисро”
  • Tatar: “Таки-Кисра”
  • Thai: “ฏอกกิสรอ”
  • Thai: “ทอเฆเกสรอ”
  • Thai: “เอย์วอเนเกสรอ”
  • Turkish: “tak-ı kısra”
  • Ukrainian: “Такі-Кісра”
  • Urdu: “ایوان مدائن”
  • Western Panjabi: “طاق کسری”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Arch of Al-Mada’in and Shrine of the Great Companion Salman Al-Farsi (A.S.).

Nearby Places

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