Veh-Ardashir

Veh-Ardashir
Archeological map of Seleucia and Ctesiphon sites
Shown within Iraq
Alternative nameBeh-Ardashir, Weh-Ardashir
LocationBaghdad Governorate, Iraq
RegionMesopotamia
Coordinates33°5′54″N 44°33′15″E / 33.09833°N 44.55417°E / 33.09833; 44.55417
TypeSettlement
History
BuilderArdashir I
Founded230 AD
CulturesSasanian

Veh-Ardashir (also spelled as Beh-Ardashir and Weh-Ardashir), was an ancient Sasanian city in present-day Iraq, and formed a suburb of their capital, Ctesiphon.

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