Seleucia
Iraq /
Bagdad /
Baghdad /
World
/ Iraq
/ Bagdad
/ Baghdad
, 21 km from center (بغداد)
World / Iraq / Babil
city, ancient, place with historical importance, archaeological site
Ancient Seleukeia was founded by Seleukos I Nikator in the late 4th century BC (around 305 BC?). It served briefly as the capital city of the Seleucid empire, replacing Babylon as the main administrative and cultural center of central Mesopotamia. Soon after founding Antioch on the Orontes in 300 BC, Seleukos I moved his court there; nevertheless, Seleukeia remained the main administrative center of Seleucid Mesopotamia and the "Upper Provinces" of the Iranian Plateau. The city continued to exist in the subsequent Parthian period, although its function as a royal capital was taken up by Ktesiphon (Ctesiphon) across the Tigris.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucia
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 33°5'42"N 44°31'15"E
- Babylon 60 km
- Ashur (Aššur) 288 km
- Hasankeyf (Heskîf) 588 km
- Dzoghkert / Menuakhinili 764 km
- Old Yervandashat 787 km
- City Wall 791 km
- Ancient city of Apamea 792 km
- Old Bagaran 796 km
- Sīrrūs/Cyrrhus/Qal‘at Nabī Hūrī 801 km
- Ancient Phoenician city of Amrit 819 km
- Ruin of Veh-Ardashir (Coche) 3 km
- Air Defence IOC 4.3 km
- Former S-200 (SA-5) Gammon 4.3 km
- Ancient Ctesiphon 5.5 km
- Al-Mada'in District 6.2 km
- تل الذهب 11 km
- al-Khanasah 12 km
- Baghdad Governorate (Capital) 26 km
- Babel (Babylon) Governorate 51 km
- Wasit Governorate 103 km
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