Ganzak (Greek: Gazaca, Latin: Gaza, Ganzaga, Arabic: Janza, Jaznaq) an ancient town of Achaemenid foundation in northwest Iran. It name is a Median form adopted in Persian (Old, and then New Persian). The city stood somewhere south of Lake Urmia and Atropates "presumably" chose the city as his capital.[1]
On the exact location, according to Minorsky, Schippmann, Boyce its site is identified near Laylān in the miandoab plain.[1][2] The now-defunct identification of Ganzak with Takht-e Suleiman was caused by "defective Byzantine sources"[3]
It was sacked by Heraclius in 622 AD and the fire temple and sanctuary of Adur Gushnasp was destroyed.
Notes
- ^ a b M. Boyce, Ganzak, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, vol. 10, 2001.
- ^ Christensen, Peter. The Decline of Iranshahr. pp. 323–324, note 10. http://books.google.com/books?id=ebB_ac13v3UC&pg=PA323&dq=ganzak&sig=ACfU3U34xip7O_lXePB1arDwWOiKSQtTvQ#PPA323,M1. Retrieved 23 Jul 2008.
- ^ D. Huff, TAKT-e Solayman, in Encyclopaedia Iranica (sup.), 2001.
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