Sankara

Larsa, also referred to as Larancha/Laranchon by Berossos and connected with the biblical Ellasar, was an important city-state of ancient Sumer, the center of the cult of the sun god Utu with his temple E-babbar.
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Latitude
31.28333° or 31° 17′ north
Longitude
45.85° or 45° 51′ east
Open location code
8H377RMX+8X
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Sankara” goes by many names.
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