Uruk

Uruk, the archeological site known today as Warka, was an ancient city in the Near East or West Asia, located east of the current bed of the River, on an ancient, now-dried channel of the river in , Iraq.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ziggurat of Uruk.

Place of worship
The Anu ziggurat is a ziggurat in the city of . is situated 220 metres northeast of Uruk.

Uruk

Latitude
31.32334° or 31° 19′ 24″ north
Longitude
45.63833° or 45° 38′ 18″ east
Open location code
8H378JFQ+88
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1323475610
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Uruk” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وركاء”
  • Armenian: “Ուրուկ”
  • Basque: “Uruk”
  • Belarusian: “Урук”
  • Catalan: “Uruk”
  • Chinese: “烏魯克”
  • Czech: “Uruk”
  • Danish: “Uruk”
  • Dutch: “Uruk”
  • Finnish: “Uruk”
  • French: “Uruk”
  • Georgian: “ურუქი”
  • German: “Uruk”
  • Greek: “Ουρούκ”
  • Hebrew: “ארך”
  • Hungarian: “Uruk”
  • Italian: “Uruk”
  • Japanese: “ウルク”
  • Korean: “우루크”
  • Kurdish: “Urûk”
  • Lithuanian: “Urukas”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Uruk”
  • Polish: “Uruk”
  • Portuguese: “Uruque”
  • Romanian: “Uruk”
  • Russian: “Урук”
  • Serbian: “Урук”
  • Spanish: “Uruk”
  • Swedish: “Uruk”
  • Ukrainian: “Урук”
  • Vietnamese: “Uruk”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Eanna District and Kullaba district.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: عبد العباس جولان and نهاية بوري ٤ انج. ٧.

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