Khorsabad
Khorsabad is an archaeological site in Tel Keppe District, Nineveh Governorate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Dur-Sharrukin
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Dur-Sharrukin, 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. Dur-Sharrukin is situated 1 km northwest of Khorsabad.
Khorsabad
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Dur sharrukin”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tel Keppe District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.50359° or 36° 30′ 13″ northLongitude
43.23487° or 43° 14′ 6″ eastElevation
302 metres (991 feet)Open location code
8H85G63M+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 888859165OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
12421036
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