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Salman Pak

For the companion of Muhammad, see Salman Pak (person) Salman Pak is a city approximately 15 miles south of Baghdad near a peninsula formed by a broad eastward bend of the Tigris River. It is named after Salman the Persian, a companion of Muhammad who is buried there. It is quite close to the Salman Pak facility, an Iraqi military installation which was a key center of Saddam Hussein's biological and chemical weapons programs.

Located at 33.1, 44.5833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in Diyala Province

Battle of Ctesiphon (363)

The Battle of Ctesiphon took place on May 29, 363 between the armies of Roman Emperor Julian and the Sassanid King Shapur II outside the walls of the Persian capital Ctesiphon. The battle was a Roman tactical victory, although Julian was killed following the subsequent Battle of Samarra and the Roman forces found themselves unable to continue their campaign as they were too far from their supply lines.

Located at 33.1, 44.5833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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4th-century conflicts, Battles of the Roman–Persian Wars, Battles involving the Roman Empire, Battles involving the Sassanid Empire, 363

Parthian Empire

The Parthian Empire (also known as the Arsacid Empire, was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran better known as ancient Persia. Its latter name comes from Arsaces I of Parthia who, as leader of the Parni tribe, founded it in the mid-3rd century BC when he conquered the Parthia region in Iran's northeast, then a satrapy in rebellion against the Seleucid Empire. Mithridates I of Parthia greatly expanded the empire by seizing Media and Mesopotamia from the Seleucids.

Located at 33.0936, 44.5808 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parthian Empire, Persian history, Former countries in Asia, Former empires, History of Iran, Pre-Islamic heritage of Iran, Pre-Islamic history of Afghanistan, Seleucid Empire successor states, States and territories established in 247 BC, 224 disestablishments, History of Pakistan, Ancient history of Iraq, History of Turkmenistan

Al-Mada'in

Al-Mada'in ("The Cities") is the name given to the ancient metropolis formed by Seleucia and Ctesiphon on opposite sides of the Tigris River in present-day Iraq. The site has received considerable interest from archaeologists since the 18th century; the most famous landmark there is the Taq-i Kisra. Madain was the capital of the Persian Empire under the Sassanid dynasty. When the Persian empire was defeated by Muslim Forces, the city was destroyed.

Located at 33.1, 44.5833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ancient cities, Former populated places in Iraq, Talmud places, Babylonia, Jewish Babylonian history

Taq-i Kisra

The Tāq-e Kisrā, also called Iwān-e Kisrā, is a Sassanid-era Persian monument in Al-Mada'in which is the only visible remaining structure of the ancient city of Ctesiphon. It is the largest brick built arch in the world and located near the modern town of Salman Pak, Iraq.

Located at 33.0937, 44.5807 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Iraq, Sassanid architecture, Buildings and structures in Iraq

Siege of Ctesiphon

The successful Siege of Ctesiphon by the Rashidun army lasted about two months, from January to March 637. Ctesiphon, located on the east bank of the Tigris, was one of the great cities of the Persian Empire, an imperial capital of the Arsacids and of their successors, the Sassanids. Soon after the conquest of the city by Muslims, Sassanid rule in Iraq ended. Ctesiphon is located approximately at Al-Mada'in, 20 miles southeast of the modern city of Baghdad, Iraq, along the river Tigris.

Located at 33.0936, 44.5806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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630s conflicts, Sieges involving the Sassanid Empire, Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate, Muslim conquest of Persia, 637