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Nisa (Νῖσος, Νίσα, Νίσαιον; Nusaý; also Parthaunisa) was an ancient settlement of the Parthians, located near the of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 18 km west of the city center.[1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 16 relations: Arsaces I of Parthia, Ashgabat, BBC News, Earthquake, Elena Abramovna Davidovich, Hellenistic art, History of Turkmenistan, List of World Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan, Mithridates I of Parthia, Parthia, Parthian Empire, Rhyton, Rim (coin), Turkmenistan, UNESCO, World Heritage Site.

  2. 210s BC establishments
  3. 250s BC establishments
  4. 2nd-century BC disestablishments
  5. Ahal Region
  6. Archaeological sites in Turkmenistan
  7. Former populated places in Turkmenistan
  8. Nishapur Quarter
  9. Parthian architecture
  10. Parthian cities
  11. Populated places disestablished in the 2nd century BC
  12. World Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan

Arsaces I of Parthia

Arsaces I (from Ἀρσάκης; in 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 Aršak) was the first king of Parthia, ruling from 247 BC to 217 BC, as well as the founder and eponym of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia.

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Ashgabat

Ashgabat (Turkmen: Aşgabat) is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Earthquake

An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

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Elena Abramovna Davidovich

Elena Abramovna Davidovich (Russian: Елена Абрамовна Давидович; 24 December 1922 - 5 December 2013) was a Russian archaeologist and numismatist, who specialised in the coinages of Central Asia.

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Hellenistic art

Hellenistic art is the art of the Hellenistic period generally taken to begin with the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and end with the conquest of the Greek world by the Romans, a process well underway by 146 BC, when the Greek mainland was taken, and essentially ending in 30 BC with the conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt following the Battle of Actium.

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History of Turkmenistan

The history of Turkmenistan traditionally began with the arrival of Indo-European Iranian tribes around 2000 BC.

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List of World Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Nisa, Turkmenistan and List of World Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan are world Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan.

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Mithridates I of Parthia

Mithridates I (also spelled Mithradates I or Mihrdad I; 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕 Mihrdāt), also known as Mithridates I the Great, was king of the Parthian Empire from 165 BC to 132 BC.

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Parthia

Parthia (𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 Parθava; 𐭐𐭓𐭕𐭅Parθaw; 𐭯𐭫𐭮𐭥𐭡𐭥 Pahlaw) is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran.

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Parthian Empire

The Parthian Empire, also known as the Arsacid Empire, was a major Iranian political and cultural power centered in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD.

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Rhyton

A rhyton (rhytons or, following the Greek plural, rhyta) is a roughly conical container from which fluids were intended to be drunk or to be poured in some ceremony such as libation, or merely at table.

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Rim (coin)

The rim of a coin is the raised part of the coin that completely encircles the perimeter on both obverse and reverse sides.

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Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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See also

210s BC establishments

250s BC establishments

2nd-century BC disestablishments

Ahal Region

Archaeological sites in Turkmenistan

Former populated places in Turkmenistan

Nishapur Quarter

Parthian architecture

Parthian cities

Populated places disestablished in the 2nd century BC

World Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisa,_Turkmenistan

Also known as Mithradakert, Mithradatkert, Mithradatkirt, Nesa, Iran, Nisa (village), Parthaunisa, Parthian Fortresses of Nisa.