Assur

Ashur

Aššur ܐܫܘܪ آشور
American soldiers on guard at the ruins of Ashur in 2008
Shown within Iraq
Location	Saladin Governorate, Iraq
Region	Mesopotamia
Coordinates	35°27′24″N 43°15′45″E / 35.45667°N 43.26250°E / 35.45667; 43.26250Coordinates: 35°27′24″N 43°15′45″E / 35.45667°N 43.26250°E / 35.45667; 43.26250
Type	Settlement
History
Founded	Approximately 2500 BC
Abandoned	14th century AD
Periods	Early Bronze Age to ?
Site notes
Public access	Inaccessible (in a war zone)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv
Designated	2003 (27th session)
Reference no.	1130
Region	Arab States
Endangered	2003–present

Aššur (Akkadian; Syriac: ܐܫܘܪ‎ 'Āshūr; Persian: آشور‎‎: Āshūr; Hebrew: אַשּׁוּר‎‎ Aššûr, Arabic: اشور‎‎: Āshūr, Kurdish Asûr), also known as Ashur and Qal'at Sherqat, was an Assyrian city, capital of the Old Assyrian Empire (2025–1750 BC), Middle Assyrian Empire (1365–1050 BC), and for a time, the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–605 BC). The remains of the city are situated on the western bank of the Tigris River, north of the confluence with the tributary Little Zab River, in modern-day Iraq, more precisely in the Al-Shirqat District in the Saladin Governorate.