Assur
Aššur (Akkadian; Syriac: ܐܫܘܪ 'Āšūr; Auld Persie 𐎠𐎰𐎢𐎼 Aθur, Persie: آشور: Āšūr; Ebreu: אַשּׁוּר: Aššûr, Arabic: اشور: Āšūr, Kurdish: Asûr), an aw kent as Ashur an Qal'at Sherqat, wis an Assirian ceety, caipital o the Auld Assirian Empire (2025–1750 BC), o the Middle Assirian Empire (1365–1050 BC), an for a time, o the Neo-Assirian Empire o 911–608 BC.
Aššur ܐܫܘܪ آشور | |
![]() American sodgers on gaird at the ruins o Ashur in 2008 | |
Location | Saladin Govrenorate, Iraq |
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Region | Mesopotamie |
Coordinates | 35°27′24″N 43°15′45″E / 35.45667°N 43.26250°ECoordinates: 35°27′24″N 43°15′45″E / 35.45667°N 43.26250°E |
Teep | Settlement |
History | |
Foondit | Approximately 2500 BC |
Abandoned | 14t century AD |
Periods | Early Bronze Age tae ? |
Site notes | |
Public access | Inaccessible (in a war zone) |
Offeecial name | Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) |
Teep | Cultural |
Criteria | iii, iv |
Designatit | 2003 (27t session) |
Reference no. | 1130 |
Region | Arab States |
Endangered | 2003–present |