Uruk - Wikipedia
Uruk, 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. The site lies 93 kilometers (58 miles) northwest of ancient Ur , 108 kilometers (67 miles) southeast of ancient Nippur , and 24 kilometers (15 miles) southeast of ancient Larsa .
Uruk - World History Encyclopedia
2011年4月28日 · Uruk was one of the most important cities (at one time, the most important) in ancient Mesopotamia. According to the Sumerian King List, it was founded by King Enmerkar c. 4500 BCE. Uruk is best known as the birthplace of writing c. 3200 BCE as well as for its architecture and other cultural innovations. Located in the southern region of Sumer ...
Uruk: The First City | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art ...
By around 3200 B.C., the largest settlement in southern Mesopotamia, if not the world, was Uruk: a true city dominated by monumental mud-brick buildings decorated with mosaics of painted clay cones embedded in the walls, and extraordinary works of art.
The Ancient Cities of Sumeria: Eridu & Uruk - TheCollector
2024年3月28日 · The ancient cities of Sumeria, including Eridu and Uruk, were foundational to the world’s oldest empire, showcasing early advancements in writing, architecture, and agriculture that influenced successive empires in the Fertile Crescent.
Smarthistory – White Temple and ziggurat, Uruk
Uruk (modern Warka in Iraq)—where city life began more than five thousand years ago and where the first writing emerged—was clearly one of the most important places in southern Mesopotamia. Within Uruk, the greatest monument was the Anu Ziggurat on which the White Temple was built.
ArchAtlas: Uruk and Ur
The area around Ur, originally close to the head of the Persian Gulf, is shown in this map illustrating the survey by Henry Wright (limits shown by a dashed line) with sites in relation to old watercourses, superimposed on a Landsat 30m image.
URUK - ArcGIS StoryMaps
URUK. The Rise, Fall, and Ultimate Collapse of The World’s First Big City.
Uruk | The Ancient Sumerian City - The Brain Chamber
Explore the ancient city of Uruk, the birthplace of civilization. Discover the Sumerians, their advanced architecture and curious cuneiform script.
Uruk - The World's First Metropolis - ArcGIS StoryMaps
Uruk - The World's First Metropolis. A look at the ancient Mesopotamian city that laid the foundation for urban civilization over 5,000 years ago.
Uruk - Mesopotamian Capital City in Iraq - ThoughtCo
2017年3月8日 · The ancient Mesopotamian capital of Uruk is located on an abandoned channel of the Euphrates river about 155 miles south of Baghdad. The site includes an urban settlement, temples, platforms, ziggurats, and cemeteries enclosed in a fortification ramp almost ten kilometers in circumference.