Jump to content

Beth Daraye

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by HistoryofIran (talk | contribs) at 13:36, 6 August 2018 (Since Darius I and Cyrus the Great were pretty much the only Achaemenid rulers the Sasanians knew of and claimed descent from, I am assuming this is meant to refer to Darius I). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Map of the southwestern part of the Sasanian Empire.

Beth Daraye (meaning "land of Dara"), known in Arabic sources as Badaraya, was a region and administrative site southeast of the lower Nahrawan Canal, in the Sasanian province of Asoristan in present-day Iraq.

Sources

  • Morony, Michael (1989). "BĒṮ DARAYĒ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. IV, Fasc. 2. p. 186. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Stub icon

This Iraq geographical location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Sasanian Empire-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beth_Daraye&oldid=853705536"