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Al-Hira

Ancient Mesopotamian city Hiraal-Ḥīra (Arabic)A 15th-century Persian miniature describing the construction of Khawarnaq in Hira, the capital city of the Lakhmids; miniature painting by Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād.Location within Iraq31°59′N 44°23′E / 31.98°N 44.39°E / 31.98; 44.39TypeAncient cityPeriods3rd-7th centuries CECulturesLakhmid, SasanianSatellite ofSasanian EmpireAssociated withLakhmid ArabsLocationIraqRegionNajaf GovernorateHistoryBuilt3rd century CE (Kingdom of the Lakhmids)Event(s)Battle of Hira (633 CE, Arab conquest of Iran) Al-Hira (Arabic: الحيرة, romanized: al-Ḥīra Middle Persian: Hērt ) was an ancient city and a major metropolis located in Mesopotamia, in what is now south-central Iraq.

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