city
Kashkar
ruins near Wasit (Tell Zeidan area), Iraq · Persia & Church of the East (supplement)
32.461, 46.082
Approximate location.
Attested. The see is attested in the synod acts from 410. Claims of apostolic foundation by Mari are legend.
Kashkar
ruins near Wasit (Tell Zeidan area)
Kashkar was one of the oldest sees of the Church of the East. Its bishop held first rank among the bishops of the patriarch's own province and guarded the patriarchal throne during vacancies. The city declined after nearby Wasit was founded in the 8th century.
Source stance: insider. Church of the East synod records and chronicles.
People and groups named here
- Bishops of Kashkar
Sources
- Pleiades place 912880: Kas(h)kar
Pleiades Gazetteer (ISAW, NYU). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Kashkar (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
None in this list.