Rey, Iran facts for kids

Rey, Rayy, Ray, Rhages or Rages (Pashto: ری; Greek: Ῥάγαι (Rhágai); Latin: Rhagae) also known as Shahr-e-Rey (Pashto: شهر ری), is the oldest city in the state of Tehran, Iran. Rey today has been added into the Greater Tehran city. It is linked by the Tehran Metro to the rest of Tehran and has many industries and factories in use. 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. Its name dates back to the pre-Median. Some historians point its building to very old storybook royal family, and some others believe that Rey was the seat of a house of Zoroastrian leader.
Images for kids
-
The Bahram Fire Temple (Teppe Mill) is a Zoroastrian fire temple from the time of the Sasanian Empire in Ray, Iran.
-
The 12th-century Seljuk-era Tughrul Tower in Ray, Iran.
-
The Qajar-era Fath Ali Shah Inscription at Cheshme-Ali, Ray.
-
A 1840 depiction of the 12th-century Seljuk-era Tughrul Tower of Ray by French orientalist Eugène Flandin.
-
Ibn Babawayh Cemetery, named after Shia scholar Ibn Babawayh, in Ray.