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Ctesiphon – Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Ctesiphon ( TESS-if-on; Middle Persian: 𐭲𐭩𐭮𐭯𐭥𐭭, Tyspwn or Tysfwn; Persian: تیسفون; Ancient Greek: Κτησιφῶν, Attic Greek: [ktɛːsipʰɔ̂ːn]; Syriac: ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ) was an ancient city in modern Iraq, on…

Ctesiphon (Taq Kasra)

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Hatra – Wikipedia

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Hatra (; Arabic: الحَضْر (Arabic pronunciation: [al.ˈħadˤr]); Syriac: ܚܛܪܐ) was an ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia located in present-day eastern Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq.

Hatra

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Karatepe – Wikipedia

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Karatepe (Turkish, 'Black Hill'; Hieroglyphic Luwian: 𔐔𔖪𔑣𔗬𔐬𔓱‎, romanized: Azzattiwadaya; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤆𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤉‎, romanized: ʾztwdy) is a Neo-Hittite fortress and open-air museum in Osmaniye…

Karatepe-Aslantaş

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Karnak – Wikipedia

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The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak (), comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt.

Karnak Temple Complex

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Krak des Chevaliers – Wikipedia

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Krak des Chevaliers (French: [kʁak de ʃ(ə)valje]; Arabic: قلعة الحصن الأكراد, romanized: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn, Arabic: [ˈqalʕat alˈħisˤn]; Old French: Crac des Chevaliers or Crac de l'Ospital, lit.