🧿 Sippar

Iraq · Asia · 33.07°N, 44.25°E

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Sippar was an ancient Near Eastern Sumerian and later Babylonian city on the east bank of the Euphrates river. Its tell is located at the site of modern Tell Abu Habbah near Yusufiyah in Iraq's Baghdad Governorate, some 69 km (43 mi) north of Babylon and 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Baghdad. The city's ancient name, Sippar, could also refer to its sister city, Sippar-Amnanum ; a more specific designation for the city here referred to as Sippar was Sippar-Yaḫrurum (Sippar-Jaḫrurum). The name comes from the Amorite Yaḫrurum tribe that lived in the area along with the Amorite Amnanum tribe. The Babylonian Map of the World was found in Sippar.

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Quick facts

CountryIraq
Continent / regionAsia
Coordinates (approx.)33.07°N, 44.25°E · view on map

Sippar is located in Iraq, in Asia.

More archaeological sites in Iraq

Abbasid Samarra · Abu Salabikh · Adab (city) · Al-Aqiser · Al-Hira · Anah · Anat (ancient city) · Anbar (town) · Arrapha · Assur.

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