Formerly thought to be a city in Persia, greatly renowned for riches, silver, and gold (1 Macc 6:1), but now generally regarded as a district of Persia. Josephus (Antiquities 12.9.1), following 1 Maccabees, alludes to it as a city, but it is otherwise unknown.
Elymais
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