Veh Ardashir/Coche/Mahoza/‘Seleucia’
settlement · 720 BC – 2100 AD
A significant Hellenistic city that served as a capital of both the Seleucid and Parthian empires. The city was founded by Seleucus Nicator.
- Coordinates
- 33.09518, 44.52099
- Also known as
- Azochis, Bahūrasīr, Bahurasir (arb), Beh Ard Šīr, Beh Ardašīr, Beh Ardashir, Beh Ard Shir (syr), Bēh-Ardašīr, Beh-Ardashir (xmn), Coche, Kaukaba, Mahoza, Maḥoza, Mahoza (syr), Seleucia, Seleukeia (grc), Seleukeia am Tigris, Seleukeia on the Tigris (grc), Seleukeia epi tō Tigrei (grc), Silūqīah (ar), Sēliq, Seliq (syr), Tall ʿUmar, Tall 'Umar, Tell Omar, Tell 'Omar (arb), Veh Ardashir, Veh Ardašīr, Veh Ardashir, Vēh-Ardašir, Ver-Ardashir (xmn), Ōpis (grc), Σελεύκεια ἐπὶ τῷ Τίγρει (grc), سلوقية (ar)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)