Al-Mada'in District (Al-Mada'in) travel guide

Al-Mada'in (Arabic المدائن "The cities", also known under the Aramaic name "Mahoze", or as "Madayn") is the name of an ancient urban complex along the Tigris, in present-day Iraq, that was the site of the cities of Seleucia and Ctesiphon, and was also referred to as Seleucia-Ctesiphon.
The site has received considerable interest from Archeologists since the eighteenth century; the most famous landmark there is the Taq-i Kisra.
Sites (excavation cites, ancient suburbs...):
Ctesiphon (previously Opis), whose exact location is not confirmed
Seleucia
Coche (Also Choche)
Asbanbar (Also written Isbanir, Asbanabr, Aspanbar, Asfanur)
Veh Ardashir (Also Bahurasir)
Vologesocerta (Balashkert), founded by Vologases I of Parthia
al-Ma’aridh
Tell al-Dhaba’I
Tell Dhahab
Umm an Sa’atir
The site partially overlaps with the modern town of Salman Pak. (...) more....

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