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Teredon

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Teredon (Ancient Greek: Τερηδών, romanizedTerēdṓn) was an ancient port city in southern Mesopotamia. The place could not be localized so far archaeologically, but is believed to be in Kuwait near Basra.[1][2][3] The place is mentioned several times by ancient writers. It is said to have been founded by Nebuchadnezzar II, who built a palace with hanging gardens here.[4] Teredon is said to have been located at the mouth of the Euphrates in the Persian Gulf and was an important port city in the Empire of the Characene.

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  1. ^ Andreas P. Parpas (2016). The Hellenistic Gulf: Greek Naval Presence in South Mesopotamia and the Gulf (324-64 B.C.). p. 79.
  2. ^ "Travel - Peter Harrington London" (PDF). Peter Harrington. 2017. p. 4.
  3. ^ J. Theodore Bent (January 1890). "The Bahrein Islands, in the Persian Gulf". Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography. 12 (1). JSTOR: 13. doi:10.2307/1801121. JSTOR 1801121.
  4. ^ nach Eusebius, Chronik, 1, 4, siehe Übersetzung