Ctesiphon

Summary

Ctesiphon is an ancient city^[1]. Ctesiphon ranks in the top 2% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,084 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 image is recorded as Ctesiphon, Iraq, 1932.jpg^[9].
• Ctesiphon's image is recorded as Ctesiphon.jpg^[10].
• Ctesiphon's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[11].
• Ctesiphon's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[12].
• Ctesiphon's shares border with is recorded as Seleucia^[13].
• Ctesiphon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 239181034^[14].
• Ctesiphon's GND ID is recorded as 4437861-0^[15].
• Ctesiphon's part of is recorded as Seleucia-Ctesiphon^[16].
• Ctesiphon's Commons category is recorded as Ctesiphon^[17].
• Ctesiphon's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[18].
• -0120-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ctesiphon^[19].
• Ctesiphon was dissolved in +0637-03-00T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Ctesiphon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.093611, 'lon': 44.580833}^[21].
• Ctesiphon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3rt^[22].
• Ctesiphon's significant event is recorded as Siege of Ctesiphon^[23].
• Ctesiphon's significant event is recorded as Siege of Ctesiphon^[24].
• Ctesiphon's significant event is recorded as Battle of Ctesiphon^[25].
• Ctesiphon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ctesiphon^[26].
• Ctesiphon's population is recorded as {'amount': '+500000'}^[27].

Body

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's part of is recorded as Seleucia-Ctesiphon^[16].

Physical Characteristics

Ctesiphon's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30'}^[40]. Population counts include {'amount': '+500000'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city^[11] and archaeological site^[12].

History and Context

-0120-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ctesiphon^[19].

Why It Matters

Ctesiphon ranks in the top 2% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,084 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]