🧿 Tepe Gawra

Iraq · Asia · 36.48°N, 43.25°E

Tepe Gawra is an ancient Mesopotamian settlement 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Mosul in northwest Iraq that was occupied between 5000 and 1500 BC. It is roughly a mile from the site of Nineveh and 2 miles E of the site of Khorsabad. It contains remains from the Halaf period, the Ubaid period, and the Uruk period. Tepe Gawra contains material relating to the Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period c. 5,500–5,000 BC.

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Quick facts

Country	Iraq
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	36.48°N, 43.25°E · view on map

Tepe Gawra is located in Iraq, in Asia.

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