Shuwaikh Island Explained

Akkaz
Map Type:Kuwait#Near East
Relief:yes
Coordinates:29.3544°N 47.9097°W (approximate)
Location:Kuwait
Region:East Arabia

Shuwaikh Island (Arabic: جزيرة الشويخ), also known as Akkaz Island, is a former island of Kuwait within Kuwait Bay. The former island is now joined to Kuwait's Shuwaikh industrial area as an extension via land bridge and therefore no longer exists as an island.

The area is an archaeological site with pieces dating back to 2000 BC spanning various civilizations such as the Parthian, Sassanid, Hellenistic, Seleucid, Dilmun, Nestorian Christian and Abbasid Caliphate.[1] [2] In 224 AD, Kuwait became part of the Sassanid Empire. At the time of the Sassanid Empire, Kuwait was known as Meshan,[3] which was an alternative name of the kingdom of Characene.[4] [5] Akkaz was a Partho-Sassanian site; the Sassanid religion's tower of silence was discovered in northern Akkaz.[6] [7] In addition to Partho-Sasanian settlements, Akkaz also contains ancient Christian settlements.[1] Characene coins were also discovered in Akkaz.[8]

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  1. Jacques Connan, Robert Carter. 18. 2. 139–181. A geochemical study of bituminous mixtures from Failaka and Umm an-Namel (Kuwait), from the Early Dilmun to the Early Islamic period. 2007. 10.1111/j.1600-0471.2007.00283.x. Connan. Jacques. Carter. Robert.
  2. Web site: Kuwait's archaeological sites reflect human history & civilizations (2:50 – 3:02). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/g-wzw-SeJic . 2021-12-21 . live. Ministry of Interior News.
  3. Book: Bennett D. Hill . Roger B. Beck . Clare Haru Crowston . A History of World Societies, Combined Volume . 165 . 2008 . Centered in the fertile Tigris- Euphrates Valley, but with access to the Persian Gulf and extending south to Meshan (modern Kuwait), the Sassanid Empire's economic prosperity rested on agriculture; its location also proved well suited for commerce. . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203044933/http://www.mcquaid.org/file.cfm?resourceid=3858&filename=chapter_7_full.pdf . 3 December 2013.
  4. Book: Avner Falk. A Psychoanalytic History of the Jews . 330. In 224 he defeated the Parthian army of Ardavan Shah (Artabanus V), taking Isfahan, Kerman, Elam (Elymais) and Meshan (Mesene, Spasinu Charax, or Characene). . 1996. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press . 9780838636602 .
  5. Book: Abraham Cohen. Ancient Jewish Proverbs. The large and small measures roll down and reach Sheol; from Sheol they proceed to Tadmor (Palmyra), from Tadmor to Meshan (Mesene), and from Meshan to Harpanya (Hipparenum).. 1980. Library of Alexandria . 9781465526786.
  6. Gachet, J.. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. Akkaz (Kuwait), a Site of the Partho-Sasanian Period. A preliminary report on three campaigns of excavation (1993–1996).. 28. 69–79. 1998. 41223614 .
  7. Web site: LE TELL D'AKKAZ AU KOWEÏT TELL AKKAZ IN KUWAIT . 2 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233751/http://www.mom.fr/IMG/pdf/TMO57Akkaz.pdf . 30 December 2013 .
  8. Book: Indian Ocean In Antiquity. 275. 1996. Routledge . 9781136155314. Julian Reade.

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