⛰️ Larsa

Iraq · Asia · 31.28°N, 45.85°E

Larsa, also referred to as Larancha/Laranchon by Berossos and connected with the biblical Ellasar, was an important city-state of ancient Sumer, the center of the cult of the sun god Utu with his temple E-babbar. It lies some 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Uruk in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate, near the east bank of the Shatt-en-Nil canal at the site of the modern settlement Tell as-Senkereh or Sankarah.

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Quick facts

Country	Iraq
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	31.28°N, 45.85°E · view on map

Larsa is located in Iraq, in Asia.

More hills in Iraq

Gir-e Kumar · Jabal Kumar · Jebel Sasan.

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