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Asaak, Arsacia (
Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
) or Arshak ( Parthian) was an ancient city which was a capital and royal necropolis of the
Parthian Empire The Parthian Empire (), also known as the Arsacid Empire (), was a major Iranian political and cultural power centered in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the Parni tribe ...
. Many of the Parthian kings such as Arsaces I were crowned in Asaak. Some has suggested it to be identified with the Old City near
Quchan Quchan (; ) is a city in the Central District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is approximately 97 km south of the border city of Ashgabat, capital city of ...
,
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in the upper Atrek River valley.


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* * {{cite encyclopedia , article = Arsacids ii. The Arsacid dynasty , last = Schippmann , first = K. , url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/arsacids-ii , encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. II, Fasc. 5 , pages = 525–536 , year = 1986 Parthian cities Archaeological sites in Iran History of Razavi Khorasan province Nishapur Quarter Lost ancient cities and towns