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Rey or Ray (rā ) ((ペルシア語:شهر ری), Shahr-e-Ray, "City of Ray"), also known as Rhages (; (ギリシア語:Ῥάγαι), ''Rhagai''; (ラテン語:Rhagae) or ''Rhaganae'') and formerly as Arsacia, is the capital of Rey County, Tehran Province, Iran, and is the oldest existing city in the province. Ray today has been absorbed into the Greater Tehran metropolitan area. Ray is connected via the Tehran Metro to the rest of Tehran and has many industries and factories in operation. Limited excavations of what was not bulldozed began in 1997 in collaboration with the Iranian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (ICHTO), the Department of Archaeological Sciences of the University of Bradford and the Department of Archaeology of the University of Tehran. Note on spelling: According to the Iranian Chamber Society, the correct spelling of the city in both English and Persian is ''Ray'', though variations in spelling also exist.〔()〕 The city university also uses the spelling ''Ray'' ("Azad University, Shahr-e-Ray"),〔http://www.university-directory.eu/Iran/Islamic-Azad-University--Shahr-e-Ray.html〕 as does the Encyclopædia Iranica published by Columbia University.〔http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/fahlaviyat〕 ==History== A settlement began here c 6,000 BCE as part of the Central Plateau Culture. The settlement was used as a capital by the Medes called Rhaga. In Classical Roman geography it was called Rhagae. It is mentioned several times in the Apocrypha.〔Judith 1:5, 15; Tobit 1:14, 5:5, 6:10〕 Its name dates back to the pre-Median period. Some historians attribute its building to ancient mythological monarchs, and some others believe that Ray was the seat of a dynasty of Zoroastrian leader. Ray is richer than many other ancient cities in the number of its historical monuments, among which one might refer to the 3000-year-old Gebri castle, the 5000-year-old Cheshmeh Ali hill, the 1000-year-old Bibi Shahr Banoo tomb and Shah Abbasi caravanserai. It has been home to pillars of science like Rhazes. After the Mongol conquest the town was severely damaged and it gradually lost its importance in the presence of nearby Tehran. There is also a shrine there, dedicated to commemorate Princess Shahr Banu, eldest daughter of the last ruler of the Sassanid Empire. She gave birth to Ali Zayn al Abidin, the fourth holy Imam of the Shia faith. This was through her marriage to Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. A nearby mountain is also named after her. However, some sources attribute the shrine to the goddess of water and fertility, Anahita, claiming it was renamed in Islamic times to protect it from any possible harm after the conversion of Iranians to Islam. 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「Rey, Iran」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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