Mashkan-shapir

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Mashkan-shapir

Mashkan-shapir, Tell Abu Duwari, was an ancient city in the Ancient Near East around 140 km southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The city god of Mashkan-shapir was Nergal and a temple named Meslam dedicated to him was built there.

Site Information

Country: Iraq

District: Al-Qadisiyah Governorate

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

Site History: Fourth Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Sumer

Later Cultures: Sumer

Site Features: Sumerian Monuments

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Elevation: 25 m

UNESCO

World Heitage Sites in Iraq Tentative Lists in Iraq Intangible Heritage in Iraq

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