city
Prath d-Maishan
near Basra (site uncertain), Iraq · Persia & Church of the East (supplement)
30.783, 47.701
Approximate location.
Attested. The metropolitan see is attested in synod acts. Pleiades marks the site's identification as uncertain.
Prath d-Maishan
near Basra (site uncertain)
Prath d-Maishan was the seat of the Church of the East metropolitan of Maishan (Mesene) at the head of the Gulf. Its suffragan sees were Karka d-Maishan, Rima and Nahargur. The province lasted into the 13th century.
Source stance: insider. Synod records.
People and groups named here
- Metropolitans of Maishan
Sources
- Maishan (East Syriac ecclesiastical province) (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Pleiades place 912899: Maghlub/Forat?/Perat de Meshan?
Pleiades Gazetteer (ISAW, NYU). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Pleiades place 912905: Mesene/Characene/Maisan
Pleiades Gazetteer (ISAW, NYU). Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
None in this list.