Ur
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| Founded | 3800 BC |
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| Locations | Dhi Qar Governorate |
| Iraq | |
| Part of | Ahwar of Southern Iraq |
| Regions | Mesopotamia, Middle East |
| Periods | Ubaid period |
| Iron Age | |
| Abandoned | after 500 BC |
| Age | About 5,823 years |
| Coordin | 30°57′42″N 46°06′18″E / 30.9616529°N 46.1051259°E |
| Cultur | Sumerian |
| Abandon | After 500 BC |
| Archaeologist | John George Taylor |
| Charles Leonard Woolley | |
| Elizabeth C Stone | |
| Adelheid Otto | |
| Excav date | 1853–1854, 1922–1934, 2015-present |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1038580 |
About Ur
Ur was an important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in Dhi Qar Governorate, southern Iraq.