Khoké
Khoké is an archaeological site in Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seleucia and Arch of Al-Mada’in.
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 3 km west of Khoké.Arch of Al-Mada’in
Historic building
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. Arch of Al-Mada’in is situated 3 km east of Khoké.
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 3 km west of Khoké.
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.
Khoké
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mahmudiya District, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.09914° or 33° 5′ 57″ northLongitude
44.55203° or 44° 33′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8H563HX2+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 8380643747OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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