Kulwatha

Kulwatha (Arabic: كلواذا‎) also called Kulwathi is an ancient city mentioned in the writings of Greek, Arab and Syrian historians. It was located on the east bank of the Tigris River and was built opposite the city of Baghdad (Karkh now). In ancient times there was a gate named Kulawatha gate,[1] today this city is part of Al-Rusafa and called Karrada, the city built in the Babylonian era, and it is rumored that the Chaldeans built after the fall of Babylon in fourth century BC according to Diodorus Siculus, while the effects indicate that it was built in the time of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BC). The city then was settled by Nabataeans and Jews. The most prominent historians who spoke about this city are Diodorus Siculus, Yaqut al-Hamawi, Al-Masudi, Said al-Andalusi and Bar Hebraeus.[2]