Rey

E187905

Rey is an ancient city in Iran, now effectively a southern suburb of Tehran, known for its historical and archaeological significance.

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Label Occurrences
Rey canonical 25

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
administrativeStatus city within Tehran metropolitan area ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
describedAs southern suburb of Tehran ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Rages ⓘ
Rai ⓘ
Ray ⓘ
Rayy ⓘ
Rhages ⓘ
Shahr-e Rey ⓘ
Shahre Rey ⓘ
linked to: Shahr-e Rey
hasEconomicActivity local trade ⓘ
pilgrimage-related services ⓘ
hasFeature ancient fortifications ⓘ
archaeological layers from multiple periods ⓘ
tell and mound structures ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus site of national heritage of Iran ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark Cheshmeh Ali archaeological site ⓘ
Ibn Babawayh Cemetery ⓘ
Shah-Abdol-Azim Shrine ⓘ
Toghrol Tower ⓘ
hasTransportationLink Tehran Metro Line 1 ⓘ
historicalRegion Media ⓘ
Persia ⓘ
knownFor ancient ruins ⓘ
archaeological significance ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ
languageCurrentlySpoken Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
languageHistoricallySpoken Middle Persian ⓘ
locatedIn Tehran Province ⓘ
northern Iran ⓘ
locatedNear Tehran ⓘ
mentionedIn biblical traditions as Rages/Rhages ⓘ
classical Greek sources ⓘ
partOf Greater Tehran ⓘ
Iranian plateau ⓘ
Tehran metropolitan region ⓘ
linked to: Greater Tehran
religionHistoricallyPresent Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Zoroastrianism ⓘ
timeZone Iran Standard Time ⓘ
utcOffset +3:30 ⓘ
utcOffsetDST +4:30 ⓘ
wasCapitalOf various local dynasties in Iran ⓘ

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