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 (Arabic: الأقيصر, lit. 'Mini Palace') is an archeological site in Ayn al-Tamr ne… Al-Hirah Al-Hira (Arabic: الحيرة, romanized: al-Ḥīra Middle Persian: Hērt ) was an ancient city and… Al-Qādisiyyah Al-Qādisiyyah (Arabic: القادسية) is a historical city in southern Mesopotamia, southwest o… Anah Anah or Ana (Arabic: عانة, romanized: ʿĀna, Syriac: ܐܢܐ), formerly also known as Anna, is … Anatha Anah or Ana (Arabic: عانة, romanized: ʿĀna, Syriac: ܐܢܐ), formerly also known as Anna, is … Anbar Anbar (Arabic: الأنبار, romanized: al-Anbār, Syriac: ܐܢܒܐܪ, romanized: Anbar) was an ancie… Anthemusias Anthemusias (Greek: Ανθεμουσιάς) or Charax Sidae was an ancient Mesopotamian town, accordi… Apamea Apamea or Apameia (Greek: Απάμεια) was an ancient city – and possibly two ancient cities l… Arrapha Arrapha or Arrapkha (Akkadian: Arrapḫa; Arabic: أررابخا ,عرفة) was an ancient Near Eastern… Artemita Artemita (Ancient Greek: Ἀρτεμίτα) or Artemita in Apolloniatis was a Greek city in Sittace… 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: ܒܝܬ ܠܒܬ, beṯ labat) is an archaeological site of the ancient As… 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 (Greek: Βίρθα), was an ancient town to the southeast of Thapsacus, which Ptolemy (v… Birtha Birtha (Greek: Βίρθα) was an ancient fortress on the river Tigris, which was said to have … Charax Spasinu Charax Spasinu, also called Charax Spasinou, Charax Pasinu, Spasinu Charax (Koine Greek: Σ… 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: قەڵای هەولێر Qelay Hewlêr, Arabic: قلعة اربيل, romanized: Q… Ctesiphon Ctesiphon ( TESS-if-on; Middle Persian: 𐭲𐭩𐭮𐭯𐭥𐭭, Tyspwn or Tysfwn; Persian: تیسفون; A… Delal Bridge Delal, Zakho Bridge, Pira Delal or Pirdí Delal ("The Bridge Delal" in Kurdish), informally… Demetrias in Assyria Demetrias (Ancient Greek: Δημητριάς) was a Hellenistic city in Assyria, near Arbela. It wa… Der Der (Sumerian: 𒌷𒂦𒀭𒆠 uruBAD3.ANki; Akkadian: 𒌷𒂦𒀭𒆠 uruBAD3.ANki or 𒌷𒁲𒂊𒊒(𒆠) urud… Diadochoupolis Diadochoupolis (Greek: Διαδοχούπολις, "city of the Diadochi") was a city in ancient Mesopo… 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 عَقَرْقُوف in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq) was a city in sou… Dur-Sharrukin Dur-Sharrukin (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒂦𒈗𒁺, romanized: Dūr Šarru-kīn, "Fortress of Sargo… Eanna E-anna (Sumerian: 𒂍𒀭𒈾 É-AN.NA, "House of Heaven"), also referred to as the Temple of In… Eridu Eridu (Sumerian: 𒉣𒆠, romanized: NUN.KI; Sumerian: eridugki; Akkadian: irîtu) was a Sumer… Eshnunna Eshnunna (Ešnunna, also Ašnunna, Išnun, Ašnun, Ašnunnak, and Ešnunak.) (modern Tell Asmar … Etemenanki Etemenanki (Sumerian: 𒂍𒋼𒀭𒆠, romanized: É.TEMEN.AN.KI, lit. 'Temple of the Foundation o… 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 (Arabic: جَامِع سَامَرَّاء ٱلْكَبِيْر; Ar… 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: الحَضْر (Arabic pronunciation: [al.ˈħadˤr]); Syriac: ܚܛܪܐ) was an ancient… Hazar Merd Cave Hazar Merd (in Kurdish: هەزارمێرد) (from Persian هزارمرد, meaning "A thousand Men") is a g… Hdatta Hdatta or Haditha (Classical Syriac: ܚܕܬܐ Ḥdatta, Arabic: الحديثة al-Ḥadīt̲a), was a histo… Ichnae Ichnae (Ancient Greek: Ἴχναι) was a small fortified town, or castle, in Mesopotamia, situa… Irisagrig Irisaĝrig (iri-saĝ-rig₇ki), also Urusagrig, Iri-Saĝrig, and in the Akkadian language Al-Ša… Isin Isin (Sumerian: 𒉌𒋛𒅔𒆠, romanized: I3-si-inki, modern Arabic: إيشان بحريات Ishan al-Bahr… Jarjaraya Jarjarāyā was a city of medieval Iraq, surrounded by a meander of the Tigris. Capital of t… Jarmo Jarmo (Kurdish: چەرمۆ, romanized: Çermo or Qelay Çermo, also Qal'at Jarmo) is a prehistori… Jemdet Nasr Jemdet Nasr (Arabic: جمدة نصر) (also Jamdat Nasr and Jemdat Nasr) is a tell or settlement … 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: ܟܫܟܪ), was a city in southern Mesopotami… 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 (Arabic: خفاجة), ancient Tutub, is an archaeological site in Diyala Go… 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 (Arabic: كلواذا) also called Kulwathi is an ancient city mentioned in the writing… 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 (Greek: Λαοδίκεια); also transliterated as Laodikeia or Laodiceia was a Hellenist… Larsa Larsa (Sumerian: 𒌓𒀕𒆠, romanized: UD.UNUGKI, read Larsamki), also referred to as Laranch… 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; Ancient Greek: Ὦπις) was an ancient Near East city near… Pashime Pašime, (also Bašime and Mišime) (𒁀𒋛𒈨𒆠 ba-si-meKI), was an ancient region of southern … Perisabor Anbar (Arabic: الأنبار, romanized: al-Anbār, Syriac: ܐܢܒܐܪ, romanized: Anbar) was an ancie… Pumbedita Pumbedita (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: פוּם בְּדִיתָא Pūm Bəḏīṯāʾ, "Mouth of the Bedita") w… 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: ئهشكهوتی قزقاپان, romanized: Ashkaw… Rabana-Merquly Rabana-Merquly is a cluster of archaeological sites in Qarachatan, Sulaymaniyah Governorat… Samarra Samarra (Arabic: سَامَرَّاء, Sāmarrāʾ) is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of th… 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: ئەشکەوتی شانەدەر, romanized: Eşkewtî Şaneder, Arabic: كَهَف شانِدَ… 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: سیدەکان ,Sîdekan) also called Bradost, is a vast subdistrict belonging t… Singara Singara (Ancient Greek: τὰ Σίγγαρα, tà Síngara; Syriac: ܫܝܓܪ) was a strongly fortified po… 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 ), mo… Tal Afar Citadel The Tal Afar Citadel (Turkish: Telafer Kalesi) is a citadel located in Tal Afar, a city in… Taq-i Kisra Tāq Kasrā (Arabic: طاق كسرى, romanized: ṭāq kisrā), also transcribed as Taq-i Kisra or Taq… 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 (Arabic: تل دحيلة) is an ancient tell, or archaeological site in Iraq. Remai… 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 (تل خيبر) is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in southern Mesopota… 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 … 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 general… 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 (Arabic: العبيد) also (Tall al-'Ubaid) is a low, relatively small ancient N… Tell al-Dhiba'i Tell al-Dhiba'i, (also Tell edh-Dhiba'i, Tell aḍ-Ḍibāʿī, and Tell adh-Dhiba, Arabic: تل ال… Tell al-Fakhar Tell al-Fakhar (Arabic: تل الفخار, romanized: Tell al-Faḫḫar, lit. 'Pottery Mound') is a t… 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 Arabic: تل العويلي, romani… 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 (Arabic: وَاسِط, romanized: Wāsiṭ, Syriac: ܘܐܣܛ) was an early Islamic city in Iraq.… 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…