Archaeological sites in Iraq
152 archaeological sites in Iraq. Data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Abar-Kavadh Abar-Kavad (also spelled Abar-Kawad, meaning "Superior is Kavad"), known in Arabic sources… Abbasid Samarra Samarra is a city in central Iraq, which served as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate fr… Abu Salabikh The archaeological site of Abu Salabikh (Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh), around 20 km (12 mi) northwes… Adab Adab (Sumerian: 𒌓𒉣𒆠 Adabki, spelled UD.NUNKI) was an ancient Sumerian city between Girs… Akkad Akkad was the capital of the Akkadian Empire, which was the dominant political force in Me… Akshak Akshak (Sumerian: 𒌔𒆠, akšak) (pre-Sargonic - u4kúsu.KI, Ur III - akúsu.KI, Phonetic - ak… Al-Aqiser Al-Aqiser (lit. 'Mini Palace') is an archeological site in Ayn al-Tamr near Karbala in Ira… Al-Hirah Al-Hira (al-Ḥīra Middle Hērt) was an ancient city and a major metropolis located in Mesopo… Al-Qādisiyyah Al-Qādisiyyah is a historical city in southern Mesopotamia, southwest of al-Hillah and al-… Anah Anah or Ana (ʿĀna, Syriac), formerly also known as Anna, is an Iraqi town on the Euphrates… Anatha Anah or Ana (ʿĀna, Syriac), formerly also known as Anna, is an Iraqi town on the Euphrates… Anbar Anbar (al-Anbār, Syriac, Anbar) was an ancient and medieval town in central Iraq. It playe… Anthemusias Anthemusias or Charax Sidae was an ancient Mesopotamian town, according to Pliny and Strab… Apamea Apamea or Apameia was an ancient city – and possibly two ancient cities lying close togeth… Arrapha Arrapha or Arrapkha (Akkadian: Arrapḫa) was an ancient Near Eastern city or kingdom in wha… Artemita Artemita (Ἀ) or Artemita in Apolloniatis was a Greek city in Sittacene, a region in what i… Assur Aššur, also known as Ashur and Qal'at Sherqat, was the capital of the Middle Assyrian Empi… Bad-tibira Bad-tibira (also Patibira) (Sumerian: 𒂦𒁾𒉄𒆠, bad3-tibiraki) was an ancient Sumerian cit… Bakr Awa Bakr Awa is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Sulaymaniyah Province, Iraq. It… Balawat Balawat (Classical Syriac, beṯ labat) is an archaeological site of the ancient Assyrian ci… Barda Balka Barda Balka is an archeological site near the Little Zab and Chamchamal in the Iraqi Kurdi… Bestansur Bestansur is a Neolithic tell, or archaeological settlement mound, located in Arbat Town, … Birtha Birtha, was an ancient town to the southeast of Thapsacus, which Ptolemy (v. 19) places in… Birtha Birtha was an ancient fortress on the river Tigris, which was said to have been built by A… Charax Spasinu Charax Spasinu, also called Charax Spasinou, Charax Pasinu, Spasinu Charax (Koine, Spasíno… Choga Mami Choga Mami was a Samarran settlement site in Diyala in Eastern Iraq in the Mandali region.… Citadel of Erbil The Citadel of Erbil (Kurdish: Qelay Hewlêr, Qal'at Erbīl), locally called Qellat, is a te… Ctesiphon Ctesiphon (TESS-if-on, Middle 𐭲𐭩𐭮𐭯𐭥𐭭, Tyspwn or Tysfwn, ῶ, Attic [ktɛːsipʰɔ̂ːn], Syr… Delal Bridge Delal, Zakho Bridge, Pira Delal or Pirdí Delal ("The Bridge Delal" in Kurdish), informally… Demetrias in Assyria Demetrias was a Hellenistic city in Assyria, near Arbela. It was probably founded by Demet… Der Der (Sumerian: 𒌷𒂦𒀭𒆠 uruBAD3.ANki; Akkadian: 𒌷𒂦𒀭𒆠 uruBAD3.ANki or 𒌷𒁲𒂊𒊒(𒆠) urud… Diadochoupolis Diadochoupolis ("city of the Diadochi") was a city in ancient Mesopotamia. The only source… Dilbat Dilbat (modern Tell ed-Duleim or Tell al-Deylam) was an ancient Near Eastern city located … Diniktum Diniktum, inscribed Di-ni-ik-tumKI, was a still unlocated middle bronze-age town often tho… Dur-Kurigalzu Dur-Kurigalzu (modern `Aqar-Qūf in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq) was a city in southern Mesop… Dur-Sharrukin Dur-Sharrukin (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒂦𒈗𒁺, Dūr Šarru-kīn, "Fortress of Sargon", Syriac)… Eanna E-anna (Sumerian: 𒂍𒀭𒈾 É-AN.NA, "House of Heaven"), also referred to as the Temple of In… Eridu Eridu (Sumerian: 𒉣𒆠, NUN.KI, Sumerian: eridugki, Akkadian: irîtu) was a Sumerian city lo… Eshnunna Eshnunna (Ešnunna, also Ašnunna, Išnun, Ašnun, Ašnunnak, and Ešnunak) (modern Tell Asmar i… Etemenanki Etemenanki (Sumerian: 𒂍𒋼𒀭𒆠, É.TEMEN.AN.KI, lit. 'Temple of the Foundation of Heaven an… Ginnig Ginnig is a tell (archaeological settlement mound) in Upper Mesopotamia (modern Nineveh Go… Gird-î Qalrakh Gird-î Qalrakh is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in the Shahrizor Plain in Ir… Girsu Girsu (Sumerian Ĝirsu. cuneiform ĝir2-suki 𒄈𒋢𒆠) was a city of ancient Sumer, situated s… Great Mosque of Samarra The Great Mosque of Samarra or Al-Malwiya Mosque (lit. 'The Congregational Mosque in Samar… Hajji Muhammad Hadji Muhammed is an archaeological site in Southern Iraq which gives its name to a style … Haradum Haradum (also Harrâdum), modern Khirbit ed-Diniye (also Khirbet ed-Diniyé), in Al Anbar Go… Harbidum Harbidum is the name of a minor city of Sumer, located near Kish, at the Irnina canal (con… Hassuna Tell Hassuna is a tell, or settlement mound, in the Nineveh Province (Iraq), about 35km so… Hatra Hatra (Arabic: (Arabic pronunciation: [al.ˈħadˤr]); Syriac:) was an ancient city in Upper … Hazar Merd Cave Hazar Merd (in Kurdish) (from Persian, meaning "A thousand Men") is a group of Paleolithic… Hdatta Hdatta or Haditha (Classical Syriac: Ḥdatta, al-Ḥadīt̲a), was a historical city on the Eas… Ichnae Ichnae (Ἴ) was a small fortified town, or castle, in Mesopotamia, situated on the river Bi… Irisagrig Irisaĝrig (iri-saĝ-rig₇ki), also Urusagrig, Iri-Saĝrig, and in the Akkadian language Al-Ša… Isin Isin (Sumerian: 𒉌𒋛𒅔𒆠, I3-si-inki, modern Ishan al-Bahriyat) is an archaeological site … Jarjaraya Jarjarāyā was a city of medieval Iraq, surrounded by a meander of the Tigris. Capital of t… Jarmo Jarmo (Kurdish, Çermo or Qelay Çermo, also Qal'at Jarmo) is a prehistoric archeological si… Jemdet Nasr Jemdet Nasr (also Jamdat Nasr and Jemdat Nasr) is a tell or settlement mound in Babil Gove… Jerwan Jerwan is a locality north of Mosul in the Nineveh Province of Iraq. The site is clear of … Kani Shaie Kani Shaie is a small ancient Near East archaeological site located within the Sulaymaniya… Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta (modern Tulul ul Aqar (Telul al-Aqr) in Salah al-Din Governorate, Iraq… Karkar Karkar was an ancient Mesopotamian city in present-day Iraq. Its exact location is unknown… Kashkar Kashkar, also known as Kaskar, (Classical Syriac), was a city in southern Mesopotamia. Its… Kemune Kemune (thought to be the ancient city of Zakhiku) is an archaeological site discovered du… Kesh Kesh (Keš or Keši) was an ancient Sumerian city and religious site, whose patron goddess w… Khafajah Khafajah or Khafaje, ancient Tutub, is an archaeological site in Diyala Governorate, Iraq … Khinnis Reliefs Khinnis is an Assyrian archaeological site, also known as Bavian (its neighbouring village… Kish Kish (Sumerian: Kiš, transliteration: Kiški, cuneiform: 𒆧𒆠, Akkadian: Kiššatu, near mode… Kisurra Kisurra (modern Abū-Ḥaṭab, Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq) was an ancient Near East city … Kuara Tell al-Lahm (also Tell el-Lahm or Tell el-Lehem or Tell Al-Laham) is an archaeological si… Kula Kullaba (also Kulaba, Kulab, and Kullab) was a city in the ancient Near East which was lat… Kulwatha Kulwatha also called Kulwathi is an ancient city mentioned in the writings of Greek, Arab … Kurd Qaburstan Kurd Qaburstan, is an ancient Near East archaeological site in the Erbil Governorate, in t… Lagaba Lagaba was a city in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (now southern Iraq). It… Laodicea Laodicea; also transliterated as Laodikeia or Laodiceia was a Hellenistic city in Mesopota… Larsa Larsa (Sumerian: 𒌓𒀕𒆠, UD.UNUGKI, read Larsamki), also referred to as Larancha/Laranchon… M'lefaat M'lefaat is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Upper Mesopotamia that was occu… Malgium Malgium (also Malkum or Malgûm) (Ĝalgi’a or Ĝalgu’a in Sumerian, and Malgû(m) in Akkadian)… Marad Marad (Sumerian: Marda, modern Tell Wannat es-Sadum or Tell as-Sadoum (also Wana-Sedoum), … Mardaman Mardaman (modern Bassetki) was a northern Mesopotamian city that existed between ca.2200 a… Mashkan-shapir Mashkan-shapir (Maškan-šāpir) (modern Tell Abu Duwari, Al Qadisyah Governorate, Iraq) was … Me-Turan Me-Turan (also Mê-Turan) is an archaeological site in Diyala Governorate Iraq comprising t… Naresh Naresh or Nareš was a city from the area called by ancient Jewish sources Babylonia, situa… Naysān Naysān (also known as Jabal Khayabar and Naisān) is a tell and an archaeological site in B… Nemrik 9 Nemrik 9 is an early Neolithic archeological site dated to c. 9800-8270 BC (Pre-Pottery Ne… Nineveh Nineveh was an ancient Near Eastern city of Upper Mesopotamia, located in the modern-day c… Nippur Nippur (Sumerian: Nibru, often logographically recorded as 𒂗𒆤𒆠, EN.LÍLKI, "Enlil City, … Nuzi Nuzi (Hurrian Nuzi/Nuzu, Akkadian Gasur) at modern Yorghan Tepe (also Yorgan Tepa and Jorg… Opis Opis (Akkadian Upî or Upija/Upiya, Ὦ) was an ancient Near East city near the Tigris, not f… Pashime Pašime, (also Bašime and Mišime) (𒁀𒋛𒈨𒆠 ba-si-meKI), was an ancient region of southern … Perisabor Anbar (al-Anbār, Syriac, Anbar) was an ancient and medieval town in central Iraq. It playe… Pumbedita Pumbedita (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: Pūm Bəḏīṯāʾ, "Mouth of the Bedita") was an ancient c… Puzrish-Dagan Puzrish-Dagan (modern Drehem) (Tall ad-Duraihim) is an important archaeological site in Al… Qalat-i Dinka Qalat-i Dinka is an archaeological excavation site in Iraq, which is located on the Little… Qalatga Darband Qalatga Darband is an ancient city located in Iraqi Kurdistan, overlooking Lake Dukan in S… Qermez Dere Qermez Dere was an early Neolithic settlement in the northwestern edges of Tal Afar in Nin… Qizkapan The rock-cut tombs of Qyzqapan or Qizqapan (Kurdish: , Ashkawt-i Qizqapan), is a rock-cu… Rabana-Merquly Rabana-Merquly is a cluster of archaeological sites in Qarachatan, Sulaymaniyah Governorat… Samarra Samarra (Sāmarrāʾ) is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Sala… Satu Qala Idu, also Idum (Sātu Qalā) was an ancient Near Eastern town in the Erbil Governorate in th… Shaduppum Shaduppum (Šaduppȗm), modern Tell Harmal (also Tell Abu Harmal and Tel Harmal), is an arch… Shanidar Cave Shanidar Cave (Kurdish, Eşkewtî Şaneder) is an archaeological site on Bradost Mountain, wi… Shibaniba Tell Billa (also Tell Billah, Tall Billa, and Baasheikhah) is an archaeological site near … Shuruppak Shuruppak (Sumerian: 𒋢𒆳𒊒𒆠 ŠuruppagKI, SU.KUR.RUki, "the healing place"), modern Tell F… Sidekan Sidekan (Kurdish, Sîdekan) also called Bradost, is a vast subdistrict belonging to Soran D… Singara Singara (ὰ, tà Síngara, Syriac) was a strongly fortified post at the northern extremity of… Sippar Sippar (Sumerian: 𒌓𒄒𒉣𒆠, Zimbir) (also Sippir or Sippara) was an ancient Near Eastern S… Sippar-Amnanum Sippar-Amnanum (also Sippar-Annunitum, Sippar-rabum, Sippar-durum, and Sippar-Anunit), mod… Tal Afar Citadel The Tal Afar Citadel (Telafer Kalesi) is a citadel located in Tal Afar, a city in Nineveh … Taq-i Kisra Tāq Kasrā (ṭāq kisrā), also transcribed as Taq-i Kisra or Taq-e Kesra (tâğe kasrâ) or Ayvā… Tarbisu Tarbiṣu (modern Sherif Khan, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq) was an ancient city about 3 miles n… Tell Abada Tell Abada is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Diyala Governorate (Iraq). Ab… Tell Abu al-Dhahab Tell Abu al-Dhahab is an ancient Near Eastern archaeological site in Hor al-Malih, one of … Tell Agrab Tell Agrab (or Aqrab) is a tell or settlement mound 12.6 miles (20.3 km) southeast of Eshn… Tell Arpachiyah Tell Arpachiyah (outside modern Mosul in Ninawa Governorate Iraq) is a prehistoric archaeo… Tell Bazmusian Tell Bazmusian (also Tell Basmusian) is an archaeological site on the right bank of the Li… Tell Begum Tell Begum (also Gird-i Begum) is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Iraq. It … Tell Dehaila Tell Dehaila is an ancient tell, or archaeological site in Iraq. Remains at the site range… Tell Deir Situn Tell Deir Situn was an archeological site 45 km north-west of Nineveh, located in Iraq. Th… Tell Ishchali Tell Ishchali (also Iščāli or Šaǧālī) is an archaeological site in Diyala Province (Iraq) … Tell Khaiber Tell Khaiber is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in southern Mesopotamia (moder… Tell Khoshi Tell Khoshi is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. It… Tell Kunara Tell Kunara is an ancient Near East archaeological site about 10 kilometers southwest of S… Tell Madhur Tell Madhur (also Madhhur) is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Diyala Govern… Tell Maghzaliyah Tell Maghzaliyah (Tell Maghzalia), in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, is a prehistoric fortifie… Tell Muhammad Tell Muhammad (also Tell Mohammed and Tall Muhammad) is an ancient Near East archaeologica… Tell Raffaan Tell Raffaan (Tall Raffan) is an archaeological site in Iraq, in ancient Upper Mesopotamia… Tell Rashid Tell Rashid is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. Th… Tell Rijim Tell Rijim is an archaeological site in Iraq, in ancient Upper Mesopotamia, in the valley … Tell Saadiya Tell Saadiya (also Tell es-Saadiya) is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Diya… Tell Shemshara Tell Shemshāra (ancient Šušarra) (also Tell Shimshara, Tall Šimšārah, and Tall Šamšāra) is… Tell Sifr Tell Sifr is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Dhi Qar Governorate Iraq generall… Tell Suleimah Tell Suleimah (also Tell Suleimeh, Tell Sleima, Tell Sleimah, Tell as-Suleimeh, Tell Sulai… Tell Taya Tell Taya is an archaeological site at a tell (hill city) in Nineveh Province (Iraq). It w… Tell Yelkhi Tell Yelkhi, is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Diyala Governorate (Iraq). It … Tell Zurghul Tell Zurghul (also spelled Tell Surghul, rarely Surghûl, Zerghul, or Zerghûl) is an archae… Tell al-'Ubaid Tell al-'Ubaid also (Tall al-'Ubaid) is a low, relatively small ancient Near Eastern archa… Tell al-Dhiba'i Tell al-Dhiba'i, (also Tell edh-Dhiba'i, Tell aḍ-Ḍibāʿī, and Tell adh-Dhiba), is an archae… Tell al-Fakhar Tell al-Fakhar (Tell al-Faḫḫar, lit. 'Pottery Mound') is a tell, or archaeological settlem… Tell al-Hawa Tell al-Hawa is an ancient Near East archaeological site on the North Jazira Plain of nort… Tell al-Rimah Tell al-Rimah (also Tell ar-Rimah) is an archaeological settlement mound, in Nineveh Provi… Tell al-Wilayah Tell al-Wilayah (also Tell al-Wilaya) is an archaeological site in the Wasit Governorate o… Tell el-'Oueili Tell el-'Oueili (also Tell el-‘Uwaili and Awayli); Mesopotamian, romanized: Təll əl-ʿOwēli… Tell es-Sawwan Tell es-Sawwan is an important Samarran period archaeological site in Saladin Province, Ir… Tell ‘Uqayr Tell Uqair (Tell 'Uquair, Tell Aqair) is a tell or settlement mound northeast of ancient B… Telul eth-Thalathat Telul eth-Thalathat is an ancient Near Eastern archaeological site located 40 miles (64 km… Tepe Gawra Tepe Gawra (also Tepe Gaura) is an ancient Mesopotamian settlement 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Mo… Tūlūl al Baqarat Tulul al-Baqarat or Tulūl al-Baqarāt, is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Wasit… Umma Umma (Sumerian: 𒄑𒆵𒆠 = GIŠ.KUŠU2KI) in modern Dhi Qar Province in Iraq, was an ancient c… Uruk Uruk, the archeological site known today as Warka, was an ancient city in the Near East or… Wasit Wasit (Wāsiṭ, Syriac: ) was an early Islamic city in Iraq. It was founded in the 8th cent… Yarim Tepe Yarim Tepe is an archaeological site of an early farming settlement that goes back to abou… Zabala Zabala, also Zabalam (𒍝𒈽𒀕𒆠 zabalamki, Sumerian - MUŠ3.UNUki, modern Tell Ibzeikh (also…