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Seleucia-on-the-Hedyphon

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Seleucia-on-the-Hedyphon (Greek: Σελεύκεια η προς Ηδυφώντι, also transliterated as Seleuceia, Seleukeia; formerly Soloke or Soloce, Sodome, and Sele, also Surak) was an ancient city on the Hedyphon (now called the Jarahi River) in Susa (earlier Elam), east of Mesopotamia, currently the site of Ja Nishin, Khuzestan province, Iran.[1][2][3]

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Seleucia-on-the-Hedyphon
Σελεύκεια η προς Ηδυφώντι (Greek)
Seleucia-on-the-Hedyphon is located in Iran
Seleucia-on-the-Hedyphon
Location within Iran
30°59′14.0″N 49°25′36.2″E
LocationIran
RegionKhuzestan province
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