Tamīšeh

Tamisha stood near the southeastern shore of the Caspian, where the Alborz foothills approach the Bay of Gorgan. A defensive wall ran from the vicinity of the medieval town toward the mountains, closing a narrow passage between the hills and the sea. Built of earth and fired brick, this barrier belongs to the great fortifications of late Sasanian northern Iran; a citadel and nearby fort guarded the approaches.