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Tell Abu Shahrein (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 30 49 01 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.8173 decimal degrees |
Long: 045 59 45 E degrees minutes |
Long: 45.9960 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient Sumerian city; the earliest known settlement in southern Mesopotamia; inhabited from 5000 BCE to 600 BCE; one of most important urban centers of southern Babylonia; dedicated to the water god Ea. |
Names: |
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Tell Abu Shahrein (preferred,C,V)
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Abu Šahrain (C,V)
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Abū Šahrain (C,V)
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Abu Shahrain (C,V)
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Abu Shahrein (C,V)
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Abu Shahrayn (C,V)
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Eridu (H,O)
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Eridu Šimāl (H,V)
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Eridu Ǧanūb (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Iraq (nation) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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5000 BC-600 BC |
archaeological site (C) |
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inhabited place (H) |
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urban center (H) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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Abū Šahrain.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 26 February 2020 |
Abu Šahrain.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 26 February 2020 |
Eridu Ǧanūb.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 26 February 2020 |
Eridu Šimāl.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 26 February 2020 |
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