Sakez
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Sakez (Persian: ساکز: Sakez) also known as Sekez, Sekakez and Scyth (Eskit) was a sizable urban settlement and historical ancient city in the first millennium BC in Iran.[1] It was the political and military capital of Scythians in western Iran and one of the few ancient cities that has been the residence of people and the center of civilization and it still is. Archaeologists believe that the present-day city of Saqqez in Kurdistan is the remnant of the city of Sakez, which takes its name from the Scythians and, with a slight change in pronunciation, is still called by the same name.[2]
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in Persian: ساکز | |
Alternative name | Scyth(Eskit) |
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Location | Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, Iran |
Coordinates | 36°14′40″N 46°15′15″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Builder | Scythians |
Founded | 700 BC |
Cultures | Iranian (Scythians and Medes era) |
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