Ur

Ur was one of the largest in ancient Mesopotamia, originally located on the banks of the Euphrates River, but now found inland due to changes in the course of the Euphrates and further washing of southern Mesopotamia. It is located 10 miles from the new city of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq, on al-Muqayyar Hill. The two most important remains in the city are the partially restored Ziggurat of Ur and …