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Tell Uqair

#98 among destinations in Iraq

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Tell Uqair is a tell or settlement mound northeast of Babylon and about 50 miles south of Baghdad in modern Babil Governorate, Iraq. ()

Local name: تل عقير Coordinates: 32°46'60"N, 44°40'60"E

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Tell Uqair – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jemdet Nasr, Kutha.

7.2 miSE
Archaeological site
Jemdet Nasr
183 min walk • Jemdet Nasr is a tell or settlement mound in Babil Governorate that is best known as the eponymous type site for the Jemdet Nasr period, and was one of the oldest Sumerian cities.
4.4 miW
Archaeological site
Kutha
112 min walk • Kutha, Cuthah, Cuth or Cutha, modern Tell Ibrahim, formerly known as Kutha Rabba, is an archaeological site in Babil Governorate, Iraq. Archaeological investigations have revealed remains of the Neo-Babylonian period and Kutha appears frequently in historical sources such.