Assur

Summary

Assur is a human settlement^[1]. Assur ranks in the top 0.13% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (772 views/month, #47 of 35,923).^[2]

Key Facts

• Assur is located in Saladin Governorate^[3].
• Assur is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Assur is on the body of water Tigris^[5].
• Assur's image is recorded as Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)-115188.jpg^[6].
• Assur's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[7].
• Assur's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[8].
• Assur's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[9].
• Assur's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316431576^[10].
• Assur's GND ID is recorded as 4003281-4^[11].
• Assur's locator map image is recorded as Assur.png^[12].
• Assur's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85008605^[13].
• Assur's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119799975^[14].
• Assur's IdRef ID is recorded as 027846040^[15].
• Assur's Commons category is recorded as Assur (city)^[16].
• Assur's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[17].
• Assur's has part is recorded as Assur, Ziggurat of Ashur^[18].
• -2500-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Assur^[19].
• Assur's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.456666666667, 'lon': 43.2625}^[20].
• Assur's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wkmf^[21].
• Assur's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge518194^[22].
• Assur's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1130^[23].
• Assur's significant event is recorded as list of World Heritage in Danger^[24].
• Assur's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[25].
• Assur's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[26].
• Assur's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[27].

Body

Geography

Assur is in the country of Iraq^[4]. Assur is located in Saladin Governorate^[3]. Assur is on the body of water Tigris^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+70'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+100'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement^[7], archaeological site^[8], and ancient city^[9]. Assur's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[30].

History and Context

-2500-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Assur^[19].

Why It Matters

Assur ranks in the top 0.13% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (772 views/month, #47 of 35,923).^[2] Assur has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Assur is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]