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Dur-Sharrukin

Dur-Sharrukin (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒂦𒈗𒁺, romanized: Dūr Šarru-kīn, "Fortress of Sargon"; Arabic: دور شروكين, Syriac: ܕܘܪ ܫܪܘ ܘܟܢ), present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II of Assyria. Khorsabad is a village in northern Iraq, 15 km northeast of Mosul. The great city was entirely built in the decade preceding 706 BC. After…

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Location
Khorsabad, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Abandoned
Approximately 605 BC
Archaeologists
Paul-Émile Botta, Eugène Flandin, Victor Place, Edward Chiera, Gordon Loud, Hamilton Darby, Fuad Safar
Area
2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Built
In the decade preceding 706 BC
Condition
Severely Damaged

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related to Gallery · 27
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related to Early excavations · 24
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related to 20th century excavations · 22
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related to Destruction by ISIL · 11
Dur-Sharrukin → Antiquities Ministry, Iraq, Islamic State, Kurdish, Levant, March, Mosul, On, Only, Saeed Mamuzini, The Iraqi Tourism
related to history · 10
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related to 21st century excavations · 6
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related to Archaeology · 3
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Abandoned · 1
Dur-Sharrukin → Approximately 605 BC
Archaeologists · 1
Dur-Sharrukin → Paul-Émile Botta, Eugène Flandin, Victor Place, Edward Chiera, Gordon Loud, Hamilton Darby, Fuad Safar

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khorsabad assyrian iraq city sargon palace botta nineveh site excavations mound museum ii village new built early lamassu mosul found

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Dur-SharrukinAbandonedApproximately 605 BC1.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinArchaeologistsPaul-Émile Botta, Eugène Flandin, Victor Place, Edward Chiera, Gordon Loud, Hamilton Darby, Fuad Safar1.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinArea2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)1.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinBuiltIn the decade preceding 706 BC1.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinConditionSeverely Damaged1.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinCulturesAssyrian1.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinExcavation dates1842–1844, 1852–1855 1928–1935, 19571.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinLength1,760 m (5,770 ft)1.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinLocationKhorsabad, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq1.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinPeriodsNeo-Assyrian Empire1.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinPublic accessInaccessible1.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinRegionMesopotamia1.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinTypeSettlement1.00infobox
Dur-SharrukinWidth1,635 m (5,364 ft)1.00infobox

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