Ur

Ur is a village in , . Ur is situated near the locality , as well as near .
  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of 4 metres (13 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Ur Junction”
    “Ūr, Ur Junction, Ur, Ur Junction”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ur and Ziggurat of Ur.

Protected area
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was a major Sumerian city-state in ancient…

Archaeological site
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The is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what… is situated 2½ km west of Ur.

Ruins
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The is an archaeological site…

Ur

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Latitude
30.95611° or 30° 57′ 22″ north
Longitude
46.12778° or 46° 7′ 40″ east
Open location code
8H28X44H+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2487954997
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
89788

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Ur” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “Ūr”
  • Arabic: “تقاطع أور”
  • Belarusian: “Ур”
  • Chinese: “乌尔”
  • Czech: “Ur”
  • French: “Ur”
  • German: “Ur”
  • Greek: “Ουρ”
  • Hebrew: “אור”
  • Japanese: “ウル”
  • Korean: “우르”
  • Polish: “Ur”
  • Russian: “Ур”
  • Serbian: “Ур”
  • Spanish: “Ur”
  • Ukrainian: “Ур”
  • Vietnamese: “Ur”

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