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Ur

Ur (/ʊr/ or /ɜːr/) was a major Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar (Arabic: تَلّ ٱلْمُقَيَّر, lit. 'mound of bitumen') in Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq. Although Ur was a coastal city near the mouth of the Euphrates on the Persian Gulf, the coastline has shifted and the site is now well inland, on the…

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Location
Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq
Abandoned
After 500 BC
Archaeologists
John George Taylor, Charles Leonard Woolley, Elizabeth C Stone, Paul Zimansky, Adelheid Otto
Area
71 ha (0.27 sq mi)
Buffer zone
317 ha (1.22 sq mi)
Built
c. 3800 BC

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Tell Sakhariya

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related to Further reading · 147
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related to Archaeology · 46
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related to Tell Sakhariya · 41
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related to Ga’eš · 35
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related to Identification with the Biblical Ur · 23
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related to External links · 22
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related to Middle Bronze Age · 21
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related to Iron Age · 20
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related to The Royal Tomb Excavation · 20
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related to Society and culture · 19
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bc site period city found royal excavations woolley first king century sumerian mesopotamia ziggurat nanna pp tombs dynasty one two

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UrAbandonedAfter 500 BC1.00infobox
UrArchaeologistsJohn George Taylor, Charles Leonard Woolley, Elizabeth C Stone, Paul Zimansky, Adelheid Otto1.00infobox
UrArea71 ha (0.27 sq mi)1.00infobox
UrBuffer zone317 ha (1.22 sq mi)1.00infobox
UrBuiltc. 3800 BC1.00infobox
UrCriteriaMixed: (iii)(v)(ix)(x)1.00infobox
UrCulturesSumerian1.00infobox
UrExcavation dates1853–1854, 1922–1934, 2015-present1.00infobox
UrInscription2016 (40th Session)1.00infobox
UrLocationTell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq1.00infobox
UrOfficial nameUr Archaeological City1.00infobox
UrPart ofAhwar of Southern Iraq1.00infobox
UrPeriodsUbaid period to Iron Age1.00infobox
UrReference1481-0061.00infobox
UrRegionMesopotamia, Middle East1.00infobox
UrTypeSettlement1.00infobox
Uris aparaphrase of Genesis0.90text

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