Ur

Ur is a peak in , and rises to 15 metres. Ur is situated near the village , as well as near the locality .
  • Peak rising to 15 metres (49 feet)
  • Description: hill in Iraq
  • Also known as
    “Mughair”
    “Muqayyar”
    “Tall al Muqaiyir”
    “Tall al Muqayir”
    “Tall al Muqayyar”
    “Ūr Kildān”
    “Ur of the Chaldees”
    “Ur, Ūr Kaldān, Ur of the Chaldees, اور کلدان, Ur, Ur Kaldan, Ur of the Chaldees, اور کلدان”
    “اور کلدان”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ur and Ziggurat of Ur.
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Ur

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Latitude
30.96076° or 30° 57′ 39″ north
Longitude
46.10602° or 46° 6′ 22″ east
Open location code
8H28X464+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2485672594
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
93199
Wiki­data ID
Q26839571

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Ur” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أور كلدان”
  • Arabic: “أور”
  • Arabic: “تل مقير”
  • Bengali: “উর”
  • Bosnian: “Ur”
  • Catalan: “Ur”
  • Cebuano: “Tall Muqayyir”
  • Chinese: “乌尔”
  • Czech: “Ur”
  • Danish: “Ur”
  • Dutch: “Ur”
  • Esperanto: “Ur”
  • Finnish: “Ur”
  • French: “Ur”
  • Georgian: “ური”
  • German: “Ur”
  • Greek: “Ουρ”
  • Hebrew: “אור כשדים”
  • Italian: “Ur”
  • Japanese: “ウル”
  • Norwegian: “Ur”
  • Persian: “اور”
  • Polish: “Ur”
  • Portuguese: “Ur”
  • Russian: “Ур”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ur”
  • Slovenian: “Ur”
  • Spanish: “Ur”
  • Swedish: “Ur”
  • Ukrainian: “Ур”
  • Urdu: “اُر”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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