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1. Ctesiphon

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   Ctesiphon, situated on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in modern-day Iraq, served as a monumental capital city for various Parthian and Sasanian Persian dynasties over several centuries. Its strategic location facilitated its role as a primary nexus for east-west trade and political administration in Mesopotamia. The city’s primary architectural legacy remains the colossal Taq Kasra, a surviving iwan often cited as the largest …