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.Sankara
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Sankara, Sankara”
- Categories: ruins and historic site
- Location: Nasiriyah District, Dhi Qar, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.28333° or 31° 17′ north
Longitude
45.85° or 45° 51′ east
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8H377RMX+8X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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