Gilgamesh Uruk

Uruk, the archeological site known today as Warka, was an ancient city in the Near East, located east of the current bed of the Euphrates River, on an ancient, now-dried channel of the river in Muthanna Governorate, Iraq. The site lies 93 kilometers northwest of ancient Ur, 108 kilometers southeast of ancient Nippur, and 24 kilometers southeast of ancient L…
Uruk, the archeological site known today as Warka, was an ancient city in the Near East, located east of the current bed of the Euphrates River, on an ancient, now-dried channel of the river in Muthanna Governorate, Iraq. The site lies 93 kilometers northwest of ancient Ur, 108 kilometers southeast of ancient Nippur, and 24 kilometers southeast of ancient Larsa. It is 30 km east of modern Samawah.
  • Location: Muthanna Governorate, Iraq
  • Region: Mesopotamia
  • Area: 6 km² (2.3 sq mi)
  • Founded: c. 5000 BC
  • Abandoned: c. 700 AD
  • Periods: Uruk period to Early Middle Ages
  • Excavation dates: 1850, 1854, 1902, 1912–1913, 1928–1939, 1953–1978, 2001–2002, 2016–present

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