<< Our Photo Pages >> Ur of the Chaldees - Ancient Village or Settlement in Iraq
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Multi-periodSite Name: Ur of the Chaldees Alternative Name: UrCountry: Iraq
NOTE: This site is 6.991 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Nasiriyah Nearest Village: Tell el-Mukayyar
Latitude: 30.962500N Longitude: 46.103000E
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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ELindey visited on 6th Jun 2007 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 1 A guesstimate on the date. A once in a lifetime experience.
DrewParsons have visited here
It was rebuilt in the 600's BC, and a partial reconstruction was performed in the 1980's.
A modern airbase was built near the site in the 1970's by President Saddam Hussein. The airbase was heavily damaged in the 1991 Gulf War and the Great Ziggurat was also damaged by bullet holes. During the 2nd Gulf War, Ur was surrounded by a perimeter that also included the airbase, which was completely reconstructed by US and other collation forces. In May 2009, the entire ancient site, was turned back over to the Iraqi government. Very limited public tourism at Ur started in 2010.
Note: Fertility and abundance are important themes of ancient Mesopotamian texts and images. See latest comment.
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