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آشور

Also known as Aššur, Āshūr, Aššûr, Ashur, Qal'at Sherqat

شهر و سایت باستان شناسی در عراق امروزی

OverviewAI-generated

Assur is a human settlement and archaeological site located in the Saladin Governorate of Iraq, situated next to the Tigris River. The site was established in 2500 BCE and has served as the capital of the Old Assyrian Empire, Middle Assyrian Empire, and Neo-Assyrian Empire. It holds the heritage designation of a World Heritage Site and is listed on the list of World Heritage in Danger. Archaeological excavation is a significant event associated with the location.

The area covers 100 units and falls within the UTC+03:00 time zone. According to GeoNames data, the population is recorded as 0. The site is distinct from Ashur.

Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Open Meteo, Vinony collections, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality: Tabira Gate of Aashoor
Region: محافظة صلاح الدين
Country: العراق
Population: 0

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

84US AQIModerate

PM2.5: 27.8 µg/m³
PM10: 59.6 µg/m³

As of 2026-10-18 03:00 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

Ancient site.name: Assur
Ancient site.native_name: Aššur
Ancient site.alternate_name: Ashur
Ancient site.caption: Ziggurat of Assur
Ancient site.map_type: Iraq#Near East
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.location: Saladin Governorate, Iraq
Ancient site.region: Mesopotamia
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.built: Early Dynastic Period
Ancient site.abandoned: 3rd century AD, fully abandoned 14th century AD
Ancient site.epochs: Early Bronze Age to classical antiquity
Ancient site.excavations: 1900–1914, 1988–1990, 2000–2001, 2023–present
Ancient site.archaeologists: Friedrich Delitzsch, Robert Koldewey, Walter Andrae, B. Hrouda, R. Dittmann, Peter A. Miglus
Ancient site.designation1: WHS
Ancient site.designation1_offname: Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
Ancient site.designation1_type: Cultural
Ancient site.designation1_criteria: iii, iv

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of: archaeological site
Country: Iraq
Located in: Saladin Governorate
Area: 100
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Tigris
Capital of: Neo-Assyrian Empire
Image: Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)-115188.jpg
Significant event: archaeological excavation

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Commons category: Assur (city)
inception: 2500-00-00
heritage designation: World Heritage Site
different from: Ashur
P8168: pastoral

Sources (6)

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Travel guide

Get in

Assur is off Highway 1, that runs between Baghdad and Mosul. From Mosul, the distance is about 140 km. Nearest town is Al-Shirqat.

Get around

Due to its relatively small size, you could (in safer times) get around on foot quite easily.

See

thumb|Ruins in Assur.

Due to the unstable security situation on site, the architectural heritage has not been assessed by experts since Assur was overrun by terrorists in 2015. The current status of the structures below is therefore unknown. Do not assume they are still intact nor that they can be visited.

Stay safe

Parts of the archaeological site were reportedly demolished in 2015 by terrorists using explosives, and some of these unexploded devices may still be around. Do not stray from marked foot paths.

See the warning on the Iraq article.