The ancient city of Ur

Ur was a major Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in , . Although Ur was a coastal city near the mouth of the on the , the coastline has shifted and the site is now well inland, on the south bank of the , 16 km southwest of the city of .
Wikipedia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ziggurat of Ur and Ennigaldi-Nanna’s museum.
Hardnfast, CC BY 3.0.
The is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what… is situated 240 metres northwest of The ancient city of Ur.
lubinski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum is the earliest known public .

The ancient city of Ur

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
30.96159° or 30° 57′ 42″ north
Longitude
46.1052° or 46° 6′ 19″ east
Open location code
8H28X464+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 235546020
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“The ancient city of Ur” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدينة اور الاثرية”
  • Belarusian: “Ур”
  • Chinese: “乌尔”
  • Czech: “Ur”
  • French: “Ur”
  • German: “Ur”
  • Greek: “Ουρ”
  • Hebrew: “אור”
  • Japanese: “ウル遺跡”
  • Korean: “우르”
  • Kurdish: “Ur”
  • Polish: “Ur”
  • Russian: “Ур”
  • Serbian: “Ур”
  • Spanish: “Ur”
  • Ukrainian: “Ур”
  • Vietnamese: “Ur”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Royal Cemetery at Ur and Ur.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Taxi and 6th R.O.A. Logistic Compound Italian Airforce.

Iraq: Highlights

Learn more about Baghdad and Babylon.

Curious Protected Areas to Discover

Uncover intriguing protected areas from every corner of the globe.