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.

Ashur

Aššur ܐܫܘܪ آشور
American sodgers on gaird at the ruins o Ashur in 2008
Shawn within Iraq
Location	Saladin Govrenorate, Iraq
Region	Mesopotamie
Coordinates	35°27′24″N 43°15′45″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)
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Offeecial name	Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
Teep	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv
Designatit	2003 (27t session)
Reference no.	1130
Region	Arab States
Endangered	2003–present