Khuraysān
Khuraysān is a locality in Al-Mahawil District, Babil Governorate. Khuraysān is situated nearby to the locality Khilkhāl Khurayz, as well as near Mālik Ni‘mah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jemdet Nasr.
Jemdet Nasr
Archaeological site
Photo: Jastrow, Public domain.
Jemdet Nasr is a tell or settlement mound in Babil Governorate, Iraq that is best known as the eponymous type site for the Jemdet Nasr period, under an alternate periodization system termed the Uruk III period, and was one of the oldest Sumerian cities. Jemdet Nasr is situated 3 km southwest of Khuraysān.
Khuraysān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Khuraysan”
- Location: Al-Mahawil District, Babil Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.73299° or 32° 43′ 59″ northLongitude
44.8053° or 44° 48′ 19″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
8H46PRM4+54GeoNames ID
6754373
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In Other Languages
“Khuraysān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خريسان”
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