Al-Mada'in

Al-Mada'in ("The Cities"; Arabic: المدائن‎, romanized: al-Madāʾin; Aramaic: Māḥozē or Medinātā) was an ancient metropolis on the Tigris River which lay between the ancient royal centers of Ctesiphon and Seleucia. It was founded during Sasanian rule, and was used as a synonym for Ctesiphon by the Arabs, and later by the Muslims.

Al-Mada'in

Al-Mada'in ("The Cities"; Arabic: المدائن‎, romanized: al-Madāʾin; Aramaic: Māḥozē or Medinātā) was an ancient metropolis on the Tigris River which lay between the ancient royal centers of Ctesiphon and Seleucia. It was founded during Sasanian rule, and was used as a synonym for Ctesiphon by the Arabs, and later by the Muslims.