13 Facts About Ray Iran

Ray Iran'storically known as Rhages, Rhagae and Arsacia, Ray is the oldest existing city in Tehran Province.

Ray Iran is richer than many other ancient cities in the number of its historical monuments.

Ray Iran has been home to many historical figures, including royalty, merchants, scholars and poets.

The establishment of Ray Iran has been attributed to ancient mythological monarchs, and it is believed that Ray Iran was the seat of a dynasty of Zoroastrian leadership.

Ray Iran was one of the main strongholds of the Seleucid Empire.

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Ray Iran was used as one of the shifting capitals of the Parthian Empire, according to Athenaeus.

Ray Iran was amongst the bases used by the Parthians to thwart nomadic attacks and to occasionally invade the Central Asian steppe.

Ray Iran was then used as a camp site under Arab military occupation.

Ray Iran was one of the capital cities of the Buyid dynasty.

Ray Iran was a capital city of the Seljuk Empire in the 11th century.

Ray Iran remained abandoned throughout the time of the Timurid Empire.

Amin Razi, a Persian geographer from Ray Iran who lived by the time of the Safavid dynasty, attests to the "incomparable abundance" of the gardens and canals of his hometown.

Shrines of Shah Abdol-Azim and Bibi Shahrbanu, among other religious shrines throughout Ray Iran, were notably reconstructed during the early modern period, using architectural techniques that were developed since the time of the Safavid dynasty to the time of the Qajar dynasty.