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Nisa

Turkmenistan · 3rd century BC

Founded
c. 250 BC
Heritage status
World Heritage Site
Location
Ashgabat
Coordinates
37.95115°, 58.21241°
Links
UNESCO · Wikimedia Commons
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Nisa in Turkmenistan
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Description

Nisa (Ancient Greek: Νῖσος, Νίσα, Νίσαιον; Turkmen: Nusaý; also Parthaunisa) was an ancient settlement of the Parthians, located near the Bagyr neighborhood of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 18 km west of the city center. Nisa is described by some as the first seat of the Arsacid Empire. It is traditionally assumed to have been founded by Arsaces I (reigned c. 250 BC–211 BC) and was reputedly the royal residence of the Parthian kings, although it has not been established that the fortress at Nisa was either a royal residence or a mausoleum.

In 2007, the fortress was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Text adapted from “Nisa, Turkmenistan” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Nisa ranks #242 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 2 mapped in Turkmenistan. Founded c. 250 BC, it is older than 99% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 14 atlas entries founded in the 3rd century BC. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 11,154 times in the last 60 days, more than 95% of the atlas. See how Turkmenistan compares in the castle statistics.

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