Royal Cemetery at Ur, Ur

Name: Royal Cemetery at Ur
Address: Ur, Iraq

#1 among attractions in Ur

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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 Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ()

Local name: المقبرة الملكية في أور Built: 3800 B.C.E.Abandoned: 500 B.C.E.Coordinates: 30°57'45"N, 46°6'11"E

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Ur Iraq

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Royal Cemetery at Ur – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ziggurat of Ur, Tell al-`Ubaid.

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Temple
Ziggurat of Ur, Nasiriyah
1 min walk • The Ziggurat of Ur is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what was the city of Ur near Nasiriyah, in present-day Dhi Qar Province, Iraq.
4.3 miW
Archaeological site
Tell al-`Ubaid
111 min walk • Tell al-'Ubaid is a low, relatively small tell west of nearby Ur in southern Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate. The majority of the remains are from the Chalcolithic Ubaid period, for which Tell al-'Ubaid is the type site, with an Early Dynastic temple and cemetery at the highest point.

Royal Cemetery at Ur, Ur

Facts and practical information

Royal Cemetery at Ur – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Ziggurat of Ur, Nasiriyah

Tell al-`Ubaid