Veh Shapur/Bishapur

settlement · 30 BC – 640 AD

Veh Shapur/Bishapur was an ancient city in Iran on the ancient road between Persis and Elam. This ancient and medieval town in Fārs was, in the Sasanian period, the administrative center of one of the five districts in the province of Fārs.

Veh Shapur/Bishapur

Coordinates: 29.77763, 51.57094
Also known as: Bishapur, Veh Shapur
Dating: attested

Sources

Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
Wikidata · CC0 1.0
Wikidata (CC0)
Wikidata · CC0 1.0
Wikidata (CC0)

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