<< Our Photo Pages >> Assur (Iraq) - Ancient Village or Settlement in Iraq
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Multi-periodSite Name: Assur (Iraq) Alternative Name: AshurCountry: Iraq
NOTE: This site is 15.357 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Baghdad Nearest Village: Qal'at Sherqat
Latitude: 35.458890N Longitude: 43.259720E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Capital of Ancient Assyrian Empire from the 14th to the 9th centuries BCE, however the city dates back to the 3rd millennium BCE. The city was destroyed by the Babylonians, but revived during the Parthian period in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE.
Unesco World Heritage Site.
Currently the site is threatened by a dam that is in planning as well as looters.
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![Excavations at Shargat [Qal'at Sharqat; Ashur] (Tigris Front)](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3847/14716600416_a072d8565e_t.jpg)
![Excavations at Shargat [Qal'at Sharqat; Ashur] (Tigris Front)](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3909/14739271682_546d87c063_t.jpg)
![Excavations at Shargat [Qal'at Sharqat; Ashur] (Tigris Front)](https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5559/14553037727_b0d521f4c2_t.jpg)
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