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Archaeological site
Assur
Archaeological site in Iraq, former capital of Assyria
- Dated from 2500 BCE
- Also called Aššur, Āshūr, Aššûr
Overview
archaeological site in Iraq, former capital of AssyriaWikidata record description. Read Assur in the Wikipedia reader.
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- 51 km away
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Recorded events
What Assur’s own record names in its history, in the order of the dates on the statements.
- 2001 CE Archaeological excavation ↗
- from 2003 CE List of World Heritage in Danger ↗
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