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Also known as Erech, Erekh, Auruk, Orkhóē, Orékh, Ōrúgeia

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Uruk, located in modern-day Iraq and now known as the archaeological site of Warka, was an ancient city in the Near East that sat on a dried-up channel of the Euphrates River. It matters to historians and archaeologists as an important site for understanding ancient civilizations in the region, positioned strategically between other major ancient cities like Ur, Nippur, and Larsa.

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Ancient site.name: Uruk
Ancient site.native_name: , (Sumerian) or , (Akkadian)
Ancient site.map_type: Iraq
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.location: Muthanna Governorate, Iraq
Ancient site.region: Mesopotamia
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.epochs: Uruk period to Early Middle Ages
Ancient site.excavations: 1850, 1854, 1902, 1912–1913, 1928–1939, 1953–1978, 2001–2002, 2016–present
Ancient site.archaeologists: William Loftus, Walter Andrae, Julius Jordan, Heinrich Lenzen, Margarete van Ess
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child: yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Official_name: Uruk Archaeological City
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Part_of: Ahwar of Southern Iraq
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Type: Mixed
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria: (iii)(v)(ix)(x)
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID: 1481-005
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year: 2016

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city-state
Country: Iraq
Located in: Al Muthanna Governorate
Continent: Asia
Area: 450
Location: Sumer
Image: Part of front of Inanna temple of Kara Indasch from Uruk Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin.jpg

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Commons category: Uruk
topic's main category: Category:Uruk
culture: Uruk period
inception: 3200-00-00

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