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Ashur Destination Guide

Touring Ashur in Iraq

Ashur in the region of Dhi Qar is a city located in Iraq - some 146 mi or ( 235 km ) South-East of Baghdad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Ashur is now 10:16 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zulaymat, Tu'aymat al 'Uwayyid, Suwayj al Mudfi, As Sayyid 'Abd al Karim, and Karbala. Being here already, consider visiting Zulaymat . Check out our recommendations for Ashur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Zabala (Sumer)

Zabala was a city of ancient Sumer in what is now the Dhi Qar governorate in Iraq. Zabala was at the crossing of the ancient Iturungal and Ninagina canals. The cities deity was Inanna of Zabala.

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Located at 31.74 45.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Dhi Qar Province, Former populated places in Iraq, Sumerian cities

Qalat Sukkar

This article is about the Iraqi commercial center south of Kut. For the Iraqi village near Larsa, see Qalat Sukar.

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Located at 31.86 46.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Dhi Qar Province

Girsu

Girsu is modern Tell Telloh, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, and it was a city of ancient Sumer, situated some 25 km northwest of Lagash. Because of the initial nasal velar ŋ, the transcription of Ĝirsu is usually spelled as Ngirsu to avoid confusion.

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Located at 31.56 46.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iraq, Dhi Qar Province, Former populated places in Iraq, Sumerian cities