UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) is the archaeological remains of the ancient Assyrian city of Ashur in modern-day Iraq, once a major political and religious center of the Assyrian Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) | 47 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian city
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ ancient city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ashur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qal'at Sherqat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bufferZoneArea | approximately 154 ha ⓘ |
| contains |
city walls
ⓘ
palaces ⓘ temples ⓘ ziggurat remains ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 35.452°N 43.250°E ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| dateOfEntryOnListInDanger | 2003 ⓘ |
| dateOfInscription | 2003 ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German archaeological missions ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf |
Assyrian royal architecture
ⓘ
religious cult of Ashur ⓘ |
| hasLegalProtectionStatus | national heritage site of Iraq ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
earliest capital of the Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
primary cult center of the god Ashur ⓘ |
| hasUse |
political center of Assyria
ⓘ
religious center of Assyria ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage in Danger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salah ad Din Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | modern town of Al-Shirqat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Tigris River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ashur (Assyrian national god) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cultural heritage of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
2nd millennium BCE ⓘ 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
armed conflict in Iraq
ⓘ
looting ⓘ planned dam construction on the Tigris ⓘ |
| UNESCOArea | approximately 70 ha (core zone) ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Arab States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1130 ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf |
Middle Assyrian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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