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Kulwatha

Ancient city · Iraq

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
33.283, 44.367
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: Kulwatha also called Kulwathi is an ancient city mentioned in the writings of Greek, Arab and Syrian historians.

History

Kulwatha also called Kulwathi is an ancient city mentioned in the writings of Greek, Arab and Syrian historians. The medieval city of Baghdad was built opposite of this city. It was located on the east bank of the Tigris River. In ancient times there was a gate named Kulawatha gate. Today this city is part of al-Rusafa and called Karrada.

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