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Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)

Also known as Ashur, Āshūr, Asshur, Assur, Aššur, Aššûr, Qal'at Sherqat

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) is about 100 km south of Mosul. The nearest other World Heritage site is Erbil Citadel, about 110 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Mosul · about 1,316,000 peopleabout 100 km north
  • Kirkuk · about 601,000 peopleabout 100 km east
  • Tikrit · about 57,000 peopleabout 100 km south
  • Irbil · about 926,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
  • Tall Afar · about 144,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
  • Samarra · about 159,000 peopleabout 150 km south
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)MosulIrbilAs SulaymaniyahKirkukTall AfarAl HasakahAbu KamalTikritErbil Citadel100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesErbil Citadel1Samarra Archaeological City2Hawraman/Uramanat3Takht-e Soleyman4Diyarbakır Fortress5Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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