
Assur Map - Al-Shirqat District, Iraq - Mapcarta
Discover expertly selected travel destinations, distinguished by their unique charm and quality. Assur is an ancient Assyrian ruin in Northwestern Iraq. Mapcarta, the open map.
Assur - Wikipedia
Assur lies 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of the site of Nimrud and 100 km (60 mi) south of Nineveh. Exploration of the site of Assur began in 1898 by German archaeologists.
Ashur | Ancient Assyrian City, Iraq History & Ruins | Britannica
Ashur, ancient religious capital of Assyria, located on the west bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq. The first scientific excavations there were conducted by a German expedition (1903–13) …
Bible Map: Asshur
Assur, the local deity of the place, became the national god of Assyria. It is uncertain whether the deity gave the name to the city, or the city to the deity, but probably an early shrine of Assur …
Map of the Assyrian Empire - Bible History
This map reveals the Assyrian Empire in 671 BC under its greatest rulers: Tiglath-Pileser III (745-727 BC), Sargon II (722-705 BC), Sennacherib (705-681 BC), Esarhaddon (680-669 BC), and …
Ashur - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 30, 2014 · Ashur (also known as Assur) was an Assyrian city located on a plateau above the Tigris River in Mesopotamia (today known as Qalat Sherqat, northern Iraq).
Assyrian Empire - City of Ashur - Assur - thelivingmoon.com
Assur (also spelled Ashur, from Assyrian Aššur; Arabic: أشور Aššûr; Hebrew: אַשּׁוּר Aššûr, Aramaic: ܐܫܘܪ Ašur), was one of the capitals of ancient Assyria.
Ashur | For UNESCO World Heritage Travellers
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) comprises the remains of the first capital of the Assyrian empire. The city was the centre for worship of the god Ashur and the goddess Ishtar/Inanna. Ashur contained …
Map of The Assyrian Empire under Assarhaddon and Assurbanipal
Maps of the Middle East, BCE: The Assyrian Empire under Assarhaddon and Assurbanipal
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) - Maps - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The ancient city of Ashur is located on the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia in a specific geo-ecological zone, at the borderline between rain-fed and irrigation agriculture. The city dates …