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Zindan

Iraq / Diyala / al-Miqdadiyah /
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The remains of a large fortified rectangular structure from the Sasanid Period. A stretch with 16 towers, four of them gated, has been traced. These are believed to be remnants of the Sasanid city of Dastkart or Dastagird, known in Syriac as Dasqarta de Malka, and in Arabic as Daskarah al-Malik.
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Coordinates:   33°53'11"N   44°55'10"E

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