Ardevil, City

1693. A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names by Edmund Bohun.

Ardevil, Ardevila, a Town in the Province of Servan in the Kingdom of Persia, about 20 Leagues from the Caspian Sea. It is a large City, but not Wall'd; remarkable for its being able to shew the Sepulchres of many of the Kings of Persia; and in the Year 1618, the Turks and Persians fought near this place a dreadful Battle; the Persians getting the Victory with a vast loss, which ended in a speedy Peace, offered by the Victors, and accepted by the Turks. Brietius.