Karka d'Maishan

Iraq / al-Basrah / al-Haritah /
 place with historical importance, tell (mound), ancient ruins
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The ancient and early medieval city of Karka d'Maishan, was earlier known as Kharax Spasinou and earlier yet as Antiokheia and Alexandreia. It is identified with the unexcavated remains of a city at Jabal Khayabar, also known as Naysan (which recalls the area's old name Maishan). During the Hellenistic period, it formed a vassal kingdom called Mesene (Maishan) or Characene under the suzerainty of the Parthian Empire. Later it was the seat of a Nestorian bishop.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naysān_(Iraq)
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Coordinates:   30°53'38"N   47°34'44"E
This article was last modified 8 years ago