Kas(h)kar
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, P. Flensted Jensen, Tom Elliott, Enes Yılandiloğlu
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Feb 13, 2026 12:52 PM
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History
Kas(h)kar was a significant Sasanian city, originally built on the west bank of the Tigris river in what is now modern Iraq's al-Kut district. A major flood in antiquity moved the channel of the Tigris, leaving Kashkar on the east bank. The city was supplanted by the new city of Wasit, built in the 8th century CE; Kashkar was subsequently abandoned. The original city is presumed to have lain somewhere in the vicinity of the modern residential area northeast of modern Wasit, across the heavily-controlled modern Tigris.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912880
32.4605428654, 46.0822739727
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location of modern cross-Tigris residential area (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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settlement, settlement-modern
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 93 C1 Kas(h)kar
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: opposite Wasit IRQ
A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, P. Flensted Jensen, Tom Elliott, and Enes Yılandiloğlu, 'Kas(h)kar: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912880> [accessed: 17 February 2026]
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