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Charax Spasinu

Iraq, Iraq

Charax Spasinu, also called Charax Spasinou, Charax Pasinu, Spasinu Charax (Koine, Spasínou Kháraks), Alexandria (Ἀ) or Antiochia in Susiana (Ἀ ῆ ῆ), was an ancient port at the head of the Persian Gulf in what is now Iraq and the capital of the ancient kingdom of Characene.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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