Tell el-Muqayyar

Ur
History
أور
The ruins of Ur, with the Ziggurat of Ur visible in the background
Shown within Iraq
Location	Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Province, Iraq
Region	Mesopotamia
Coordinates	30°57′45″N 46°06′11″E / 30.96250°N 46.10306°E / 30.96250; 46.10306Coordinates: 30°57′45″N 46°06′11″E / 30.96250°N 46.10306°E / 30.96250; 46.10306
Type	Settlement
Founded	c. 3800 BC
Abandoned	after 500 BC
Periods	Ubaid period to Iron Age
Cultures	Sumerian
Site notes
Excavation dates	1853–1854, 1922–1934
Archaeologists	John George Taylor, Charles Leonard Woolley