Seleucia

Summary

Seleucia is an archaeological site^[1]. Seleucia ranks in the top 3% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,199 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Seleucia is located in Asuristan^[3].
• Seleucia is in the country of Seleucid Empire^[4].
• Seleucia is in the country of Parthian Empire^[5].
• Seleucia is in the country of Sasanian Empire^[6].
• Seleucia is in the country of Iraq^[7].
• Seleucia is on the body of water Tigris^[8].
• Seleucia's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[9].
• Seleucia's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[10].
• Seleucia's shares border with is recorded as Ctesiphon^[11].
• Seleucia's founder is recorded as Seleucus I Nicator^[12].
• Seleucia is part of Seleucia-Ctesiphon^[13].
• Seleucia's Commons category is recorded as Seleucia on the Tigris^[14].
• 305 BC marks the founding of Seleucia^[15].
• 300 BC marks the founding of Seleucia^[16].
• Seleucia was dissolved in January 1, 165^[17].
• Seleucia's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 33.1, 'longitude': 44.52}^[18].
• Seleucia's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 33.137222, 'longitude': 44.517222}^[19].
• Seleucia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Seleucia on the Tigris^[20].
• Seleucia's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Seleucia's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[22].
• Seleucia's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[23].
• Seleucia's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[24].
• Seleucia's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[25].
• Seleucia's capital of is recorded as Seleucid Empire^[26].
• Seleucia covers an area of {'amount': '+5.6'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Seleucid Empire^[4], a Hellenistic kingdom^[28], in Seleucid Empire^[29], founded in -0312^[30]; Parthian Empire^[5], a historical country^[31], in Parthian Empire^[32], founded in -0247^[33]; Sasanian Empire^[6], a Persian Empire^[34], in Sasanian Empire^[35], founded in 0224^[36]; and Iraq^[7], a sovereign state^[37], in Iraq^[38], founded in 1932^[39]. Seleucia is located in Asuristan^[3]. Seleucia is on the body of water Tigris^[8]. Seleucia is part of Seleucia-Ctesiphon^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Seleucia covers an area of {'amount': '+5.6'}^[27].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Recorded inception include 305 BC^[15] and 300 BC^[16].

Why It Matters

Seleucia ranks in the top 3% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,199 views/month).^[2] Seleucia has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Seleucia is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]