Seleucia-Ctesiphon
Episcopal see · Council site
human settlement
Location: 33.1000, 44.5833
Seat of
Who is recorded here
- Hnanisho II death · AD 780
What happened here
In art
About the place
Al-Mada'in was an ancient metropolis situated on the Tigris in what is now Iraq. It was located between the ancient royal centers of Ctesiphon and Seleucia, and was founded by the Sasanian Empire.
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