City
Apamea Ragiana
Southern Asia
Apamea Ragiana, also known as Apamea Rhagiana, Apamea Raphiana, or Apameia Rhagiane, and earlier called Arsace, Khuvar, or Choara, was an ancient Hellenistic city of Choarene in the region of Media, in what is now Iran. According to Strabo it stood 500 stadia south of the Caspian Gates, southeast of Rhagae, and it was founded after the Macedonian conquest of Persia. The city is also mentioned by the Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus. Its precise location is unknown, and the ruins have not been found, though the site is understood to lie somewhere in Iran. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Latitude35.480354 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Apamea Ragiana (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 35.480354, longitude 51.802071
Apamea Ragiana (Wikipedia)
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Apamea Ragiana (Greek: Απάμεια) - Apamea Rhagiana, Apamea Raphiana, or Apameia Rhagiane; previously, Arsace, Khuvar, and Choara - was an ancient Hellenistic city of Choarene, Media (formerly Parthia), according to Strabo 500 stadia (ca. 15 km) south of the Caspian Gates, southeast of Rhagae.
United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) 364 IRN
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