Saba, Iran
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]
Saba
سبا | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Bushehr |
| County | Dashtestan |
| Bakhsh | Sadabad |
| Rural District | Vahdatiyeh |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 107 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Saba in 1690
Marco Polo was told that the village of Saba was where the three Magi who visited the Christ Child are buried.[2]
References
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
- Rustichello, da Pisa (c. 1300). "Chapter XIII: Of the Great Country of Persia; With Some Account of the Three Kings". The Travels of Marco Polo. 1.
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