Ctesiphon

Summary

Ctesiphon is an ancient city^[1]. Ctesiphon ranks in the top 2% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,538 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ctesiphon is located in Asuristan^[3].
• Ctesiphon is located in Baghdad Governorate^[4].
• Ctesiphon is in the country of Iraq^[5].
• Ctesiphon is in the country of Rashidun Caliphate^[6].
• Ctesiphon is in the country of Parthian Empire^[7].
• Ctesiphon is on the body of water Tigris^[8].
• Ctesiphon's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[9].
• Ctesiphon's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[10].
• Ctesiphon's shares border with is recorded as Seleucia^[11].
• Ctesiphon is part of Seleucia-Ctesiphon^[12].
• Ctesiphon's Commons category is recorded as Ctesiphon^[13].
• Ctesiphon's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[14].
• 120 BC marks the founding of Ctesiphon^[15].
• Ctesiphon was dissolved in March 637^[16].
• Ctesiphon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.093611, 'lon': 44.580833}^[17].
• Ctesiphon's significant event is recorded as Siege of Ctesiphon^[18].
• Ctesiphon's significant event is recorded as Siege of Ctesiphon^[19].
• Ctesiphon's significant event is recorded as Battle of Ctesiphon^[20].
• Ctesiphon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ctesiphon^[21].
• Ctesiphon has a population of {'amount': '+500000'}^[22].
• Ctesiphon has a population of {'amount': '+500000'}^[23].
• Ctesiphon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Ctesiphon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Ctesiphon's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12^[26].
• Ctesiphon's replaced by is recorded as Baghdad^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Iraq^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Iraq^[29], founded in 1932^[30]; Rashidun Caliphate^[6], an Islamic state^[31], founded in 0632^[32]; and Parthian Empire^[7], a historical country^[33], in Parthian Empire^[34], founded in -0247^[35]. Located in include Asuristan^[3], a satrapy of the Sasanian Empire^[36], in Parthian Empire^[37] and Baghdad Governorate^[4], a governorate of Iraq^[38], in Iraq^[39]. Ctesiphon is on the body of water Tigris^[8]. Ctesiphon is part of Seleucia-Ctesiphon^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Ctesiphon covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30'}^[40]. Population counts include {'amount': '+500000'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city^[9] and archaeological site^[10].

History and Context

120 BC marks the founding of Ctesiphon^[15].

Why It Matters

Ctesiphon ranks in the top 2% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,538 views/month).^[2] Ctesiphon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Ctesiphon is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]