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Parthia (historical region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 05 37 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.0930 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 34 51 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.5800 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient region corresponding roughly to the modern region of Khorasan in Iran, covering a wider territory during the Parthian Empire, 247 BCE-224 CE. It was part of the Achaemenian Empire in the 6th century BCE. Under Alexander the Great, it was joined to Hyrcania (present-day Gorgan, Iran), and it was part of a province of the Seleucid kingdom. In the 3rd century BCE, the Parni (Aparni) nomads moved from Central Asia into Parthia. The earliest Parthian capital was probably at Dara (present-day Abivard). A later capital was Hecatompylos, probably near modern Damghan. A small Parthian aristocracy governed the empire. During their reign, they controlled most of the trade routes between Asia and the Greco-Roman world, bringing wealth and extensive building activities. |
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| Parthia (preferred,C,V,display,English-P)
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| Parthian (C,V)
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| פרתים (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Parthava (H,V)
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............ | first documented occurence of the name in the 6th century BCE, perhaps is Bisitun dialectical version of "Parsa," which meant "Persian" |
| Regnum Parthorum (H,V)
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Iran (nation) (P) |
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Parthia (historical region) (P) |
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| coextensive with .... |
Khorasan .......... (former administrative division) |
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(World, Asia, Iran) [7016768] |
| related to .... |
Parthian Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Asia) [8711814] |
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