Ur
ancient Mesopotamian city-state
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Summary
Ur is an ancient city[1]. Ur ranks in the top 1% of ancient city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,871 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dhi Qar Governorate[3]
- Country: Iraq[4]
- Instance of: archaeological site[5]
- Part of: Ahwar of Southern Iraq[6]
- Commons category: Ur[7]
- Said to be the same as: Ur Kaśdim[8]
- Has part(s): Royal Cemetery at Ur[9], Ziggurat of Ur[10]
- Inception: 3800 BC[11]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 500 BC[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ur[13]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[14], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[17]
- Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[18]
- Present in work: Civilization V[19]
- Different from: UR[20]
- Area: 71 ha[21], 317 ha[22]
- Time period: ancient Near East[23]
- Culture: Sumerians[24], Old Babylonian Period[25], Kassite dynasty[26]
- Domain of saint or deity: Sin[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ur include culture[29], a concept[30]; Standard of Ur[31], an archaeological artefact[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in -2501[34]; and First Dynasty of Ur[35], a dynasty[36].
Why It Matters
Ur has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Ur is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Ur include culture[29], a concept[30]; Standard of Ur[31], an archaeological artefact[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in -2501[34]; and First Dynasty of Ur[35], a dynasty[36].