Assur

Summary

Assur is a human settlement^[1]. Assur ranks in the top 0.13% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,917 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 instance of is recorded as human settlement^[6].
• Assur's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[7].
• Assur's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[8].
• Assur's Commons category is recorded as Assur (city)^[9].
• Assur's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[10].
• Assur comprises Assur, Ziggurat of Ashur^[11].
• 2500 BC marks the founding of Assur^[12].
• Assur's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.456666666667, 'lon': 43.2625}^[13].
• Assur's significant event is recorded as list of World Heritage in Danger^[14].
• Assur's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[15].
• Assur's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[16].
• Assur's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[17].
• Assur's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[18].
• Assur's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[19].
• Assur's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[20].
• Assur's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[21].
• Assur's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Assur's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[23].
• Assur's different from is recorded as Ashur^[24].
• Assur covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+70'}^[25].
• Assur covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+100'}^[26].
• Assur's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[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'}^[25] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+100'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement^[6], archaeological site^[7], and ancient city^[8]. Assur's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[23].

History and Context

2500 BC marks the founding of Assur^[12].

Why It Matters

Assur ranks in the top 0.13% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,917 views/month, #47 of 35,923).^[2] Assur has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Assur is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]