Larak

#100 among destinations in Iraq

City, Archaeological site

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Facts and practical information

Larak was a city in Sumer that appears in some versions of the Sumerian King List as the third of five cities to exercise kingship in the antediluvian era. The only king of Larak to be mentioned in the SKL is En-sipad-zid-ana. The city has not yet been identified archaeologically, but a location to the east of Kish and near Isin has been suggested. Its patron deity was Pabilsag, a Ninurta-like warrior god additionally associated with judgment, medicine and the underworld, usually portrayed as the husband of Ninisina. ()

Local name: لاراك Coordinates: 32°25'60"N, 45°55'60"E

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Larak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Al-Gharraf River, University of Wasit.

4.9 miW
Canal
Al-Gharraf River
125 min walk • The Gharraf Canal, Shaṭṭ al-Ḥayy, also known as Shaṭṭ al-Gharrāf or the Hai river, is an ancient canal in Iraq that connects the Tigris at Kut al Amara with the Euphrates east of Nasiriyah.
7.1 miNW
Universities and schools
University of Wasit
181 min walk • University of Wasit is one of the Iraqi Universities established in 2003 in Al Kut, Wasit, Iraq.