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 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 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) …

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 …

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 …

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).

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 (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 …

Maps of the Middle East, BCE: The Assyrian Empire under Assarhaddon and Assurbanipal

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 …