Reishahr () or Rev Ardashir () was a city on the

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in medieval

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and is currently an archaeological site near

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. It may be identical to the Antiochia-in-Persis of the

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period, but was refounded by

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(d.AD224), the first ruler of the

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. In the

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, it was seat of the

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of the province of Fars from at least 424. The name "Rew-Ardashir" means "Rich is Ardashir". The city is mentioned by many historians, such as '' Farhang-i Anandraj'',

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, Majmal al-tawarikh, and Ibn Balkhi's ''Farsnameh''. In particular, some historians such as

Yaqut al-Hamawi Yāqūt Shihāb al-Dīn ibn-ʿAbdullāh al-Rūmī al-Ḥamawī (1179–1229) () was a Muslim scholar of Byzantine ancestry active during the late Abbasid period (12th–13th centuries). He is known for his , an influential work on geography con ...

Mu'jam Al-Buldan Yāqūt Shihāb al-Dīn ibn-ʿAbdullāh al-Rūmī al-Ḥamawī (1179–1229) () was a Muslim scholar of Byzantine ancestry active during the late Abbasid period (12th–13th centuries). He is known for his , an influential work on geography con ...

write of the city being centered on a pre-Islamic academic center of higher learning where scholars converged to study medicine as well as Indian and Greek sciences.Tārīkh-i ʻulūm va adabīyāt-i Īrānī (تاریخ علوم و ادبیات ایرانی). Safa, Ẕabīḥ Allāh (ذبیح الله صفا). Perry–Castañeda Library. OCLC number 6899380 1969. Dehkhoda dictionary mentions that the city was eventually deserted and its inhabitants moved to Bushehr.

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* * Former populated places in Fars province Sasanian cities Ardashir I Buildings and structures on the Iran National Heritage List {{Shiraz-geo-stub