New Nisa

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New Nisa is an ancient archaeological site in Turkmenistan, renowned as one of the former capitals of the Parthian Empire and a key center of Hellenistic-era culture in Central Asia.

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New Nisa canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nisa ⓘ
Parthian Nisa ⓘ
archaeologicalExcavationStart mid-20th century ⓘ
associatedWith Arsacid dynasty ⓘ
Mithradates I of Parthia ⓘ
country Turkmenistan ⓘ
culture Hellenistic culture ⓘ
linked to: Hellenistic period

Parthian culture ⓘ
distanceFromAshgabat approximately 18 km ⓘ
excavatedBy Soviet archaeologists ⓘ
Turkmen archaeologists ⓘ
hasPart defensive walls ⓘ
fortified complex ⓘ
palatial buildings ⓘ
storage rooms ⓘ
temple structures ⓘ
towers ⓘ
heritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalRole former capital of the Parthian Empire ⓘ
key center of Hellenistic-era culture in Central Asia ⓘ
knownFor Hellenistic-Parthian art ⓘ
architectural decorations ⓘ
clay tablets ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
ivory rhyta ⓘ
wine storage vessels ⓘ
locatedIn Ahal Region ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC+5 ⓘ
locatedNear Ashgabat ⓘ
partOf Parthian Empire ⓘ
Parthian capitals network ⓘ
Silk Road cultural sphere ⓘ
region Central Asia ⓘ
significantPeriod 1st century BCE ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ
2nd century BCE ⓘ
3rd century BCE ⓘ
topography hilltop site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear 2007 ⓘ
use administrative center ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ

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