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Ur

Tell Al-Muqayyar

Ancient Mesopotamian city-state.

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Statements about Ur

Coordinate Location

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30.9622°N 46.1044°E

Instance Of

Ancient City
Archaeological Site

Country

Iraq

Image

Image 1

Inception

3800 BC

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

Dhi Qar Governorate

Dissolved, Abolished or Demolished Date

500 BC

Described by Source

Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24923426
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Ur
Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q25298852

Time Period

Ancient Near East

Culture

Sumerians
Old Babylonian Period
Kassite Dynasty

Heritage Designation

Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
 (2016 - )
Part Of
:
Ahwar of Southern Iraq
Official Name
: Ur Archaeological City
Start Time
: 2016

Area

71 hectare
Applies to Part
:
World Heritage Site
317 hectare
Applies to Part
:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Buffer Zone

Part Of

Ahwar of Southern Iraq

Has Part(s)

Royal Cemetery at Ur
Ziggurat of Ur

Different From

UR

Present in Work

Civilization V
Subject Has Role
:
City-State

Said to Be the Same As

Ur Kaśdim
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