Saba, Iran

Saba
سبا
village
Country  Iran
Province Bushehr
County Dashtestan
Bakhsh Sadabad
Rural District Vahdatiyeh
Population (2006)
  Total 107
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Saba (Persian: سبا, also Romanized as Sabā; also known as Dakān Sorkh) is a village in Vahdatiyeh Rural District, Sadabad District, Dashtestan County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 107, in 24 families.[1] Marco Polo was told that the village of Saba was where the three Magi who visited the Christ Child are buried.[2]

References

  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  2. Template:The Travels of Marco Polo

Coordinates: 29°29′16″N 51°12′16″E / 29.4877°N 51.2044°E / 29.4877; 51.2044

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