Asaak
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Asaak, Arsacia (Latin) or Arshak (Parthian) was an ancient city which was a capital and royal necropolis of the Parthian Empire. Many of the Parthian kings such as Arsaces I were crowned in Asaak.
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It sits within the topics Archaeological sites in Iran, History of Razavi Khorasan province and Lost ancient cities and towns.
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- Country
- Parthian Empire
- Located in
- Parthia
- Capital of
- Parthian Empire
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- located in the present-day administrative territorial entity
- Razavi Khorasan Province
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Asaak, Arsacia (Latin) or Arshak (Parthian) was an ancient city which was a capital and royal necropolis of the Parthian Empire. Many of the Parthian kings such as Arsaces I were crowned in Asaak.
Some has suggested it to be identified with the Old City near Quchan, Iran in the upper Atrek River valley.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Asaak” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.