Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta

Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta was a new cult center for Ashur and perhaps a new capital city founded by the Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta I just north of Assur. Its name meant "Port Tukulti-Ninurta".
  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (460 feet)
  • Description: historical Mesopotamian settlement

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Shirqat.
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Latitude
35.49472° or 35° 29′ 41″ north
Longitude
43.2703° or 43° 16′ 13″ east
Open location code
8H75F7VC+V4
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historic = archaeological_site
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta” goes by many names.
Telul al-‘AqrArabic
تلول العقرArabic
Кар-Тукульти-НинуртаBashkir
Тулул-эль-АкарBashkir
Kar-Tukulti-NinurtaDutch
क़लाहHindi
Kar-Tukulti-NinurtaIrish
Kar-Tukulti-NinurtaItalian
カール・トゥクルティ・ニヌルタJapanese
Kar-Tukulti-NinurtaPolish
Кар-Тукульти-НинуртаRussian
قار توقلتی نینرتاUrdu

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