Royal Cemetery at Ur
The Royal Cemetery at Ur is an archaeological site in modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate in southern Iraq. The initial excavations at Ur took place between 1922 and 1934 under the direction of Leonard Woolley in association with the British Museum and the University of PennsylvaniaMuseum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia.
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- Description: archaeological place in the current province of Dhi Qar, in southern Iraq
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ur and Ziggurat of Ur.
Ziggurat of Ur
The Ziggurat of Ur is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what… Ziggurat of Ur is situated 330 metres northwest of Royal Cemetery at Ur.
Ennigaldi-Nanna’s museum
Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum is the earliest known public museum. Ennigaldi-Nanna’s museum is situated 120 metres west of Royal Cemetery at Ur.
Royal Cemetery at Ur
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Latitude
30.96139° or 30° 57′ 41″ north
Longitude
46.10618° or 46° 6′ 22″ east
Open location code
8H28X464+HF
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Royal Cemetery at Ur” goes by many names.
المقبرة الملكيةArabic
المقبرة الملكية في أورArabic
Ur hökmdar qəbiristanlığıAzerbaijani
Tombes reials d’UrCatalan
烏爾皇家公墓Chinese
烏爾皇陵Chinese
koningsgraven van UrDutch
Reĝa tombejo de UrEsperanto
Királyi temető Ur mellettHungarian
Cimitero reale di UrItalian
ウルの王墓Japanese
ウル王墓Japanese
우르의 왕릉Korean
گورستان شاهی اورPersian
Groby Królewskie w UrPolish
Groby Królewskie z UrPolish
Cimitirul Regal din UrRomanian
Царское кладбище УраRussian
Ur Kraliyet MezarlığıTurkish
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