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Saddarvazeh (New Persian: ) or Hecatompylos () was an ancient city in west Khurasan, Iran, which was the capital of the Parthian Arsacid dynasty by 200 BCE. The Greek name ''Hekatompylos'' means "one hundred gates" and the Persian term has the same meaning. But the title was commonly used for cities which had more than the traditional four gates. It may be understood better as the "Many Gated". Alexander the Great stopped here in the summer of 330 BCE and it became part of the Seleucid Empire after Alexander's death. The Parni tribe took the city around 238 BCE and made it one of the first capitals of their Parthian Empire. It was mentioned as the royal city of the Parthians by a number of classical writers including Strabo, Pliny, Ptolemy, although the Parthians seemed to have used a number of cities as their "capital" at different periods. It is estimated to have had an area of at its peak, which would indicate a population in the tens of thousands. The site of this ancient city is now called Šahr-e Qumis, between Semnan and Damqan in the Semnan Province. ==Modern development== In 2011 plans for a "International Project of Tourism & Recreational City" were published, using the name of ''Hecatompylos''. The project envisions to use an area of close to the city of Damghan, which would place the resort at about northeast of the historic site. (Source ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Qumis, Iran」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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