Sippar

Sippar was an ancient Near Eastern Sumerian and later Babylonian city on the east bank of the river. Its tell is located at the site of modern Tell Abu Habbah near in 's , some 69 km north of and 30 km southwest of .
  • Hill
  • Description: archaeological site in Iraq
  • Also known as
    “Tell Abu Habbah”
    “Zimbir”
    “𒌓𒄒𒉣𒆠”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yusufiyah.
Town
is a regional township in the of .
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Latitude
33.0595° or 33° 3′ 34″ north
Longitude
44.2553° or 44° 15′ 19″ east
Open location code
8H563754+R4
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­hill
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Sippar” goes by many names.
سيبارArabic
SipparAsturian
СиппарBashkir
SipparBasque
СіпарBelarusian
SipparCatalan
ZimbirCatalan
Abu HabbaCebuano
سیپارCentral Kurdish
西帕尔Chinese
辛比爾Chinese
SiparCroatian
SipparCroatian
SipparCzech
SipparDutch
SipparaDutch
ZimberDutch
ZimbirDutch
SipparEsperanto
ZimbirEsperanto
SipparFinnish
სიფარიGeorgian
סיפרHebrew
सिप्परHindi
SzipparHungarian
SiparIndonesian
SipparIrish
SipparItalian
シッパルJapanese
시파르Korean
짐비르Korean
SipparaLatin
SiparasLithuanian
SipparMaori
SipparNorwegian
SipparNorwegian Bokmål
SipparOccitan (post 1500)
سیپارPersian
SipparPolish
SipparRomanian
СиппарRussian
СипарSerbian
SipparSerbo-Croatian
ZimbirSerbo-Croatian
SipparSlovak
SiparSlovenian
سیپارSouth Azerbaijani
SipparSwedish
SipparTagalog
சிப்பர்Tamil
SipparTurkish
СіппарUkrainian
سیپارUrdu

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include تل سيبار and Ebabbar Temple.
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Iraq: Highlights

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