Ur
CountryIraq
Date3800 BC
Notable Feature30 m ziggurat
RegionDhi Qar
About Ur
Birthplace of Abraham according to the Bible. The Great Ziggurat is 4,000 years old. The Royal Tombs contained gold helmets and lyres. One of the earliest cities in the world. Excavated by Leonard Woolley in the 1920s.
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