History & heritageBasra Governorate, Iraq
Charax Spasinu
Ancient port at the head of the Persian Gulf, and the capital of the ancient kingdom of Characene.
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Charax Spasinu, also called Charax Spasinou, Charax Pasinu, Spasinu Charax, Alexandria (Ἀλεξάνδρεια) or Antiochia in Susiana (Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Σουσιανῆς), was an ancient port at the head of the Persian Gulf in what is now Iraq and the capital of the ancient kingdom of Characene.
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Open map: Charax Spasinu and 2 nearby attractions30.89786, 47.56748 · Basra Governorate