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Dur-Sharrukin

Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II
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Dur-Sharrukin

Summary

Dur-Sharrukin is a human settlement[1]. Dur-Sharrukin has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Dur-Sharrukin is located in Nineveh Governorate[3].
  • Dur-Sharrukin is in the country of Iraq[4].
  • Dur-Sharrukin's instance of is recorded as human settlement[5].
  • Dur-Sharrukin's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Dur-Sharrukin's Commons category is recorded as Dur-Sharrukin[7].
  • Dur-Sharrukin's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[8].
  • 706 BC marks the founding of Dur-Sharrukin[9].
  • Dur-Sharrukin was dissolved in January 1, 605 BC[10].
  • Dur-Sharrukin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.50953, 'lon': 43.22931}[11].
  • Dur-Sharrukin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dur-Sharrukin[12].
  • Dur-Sharrukin's Commons gallery is recorded as Dur Sharrukin[13].
  • Dur-Sharrukin's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • Dur-Sharrukin's capital of is recorded as Assyrian Empire[15].
  • Dur-Sharrukin dates from the ancient Near East[16].
  • Dur-Sharrukin's culture is recorded as Assyrians[17].

Body

Geography

Dur-Sharrukin is in the country of Iraq[4]. Dur-Sharrukin is located in Nineveh Governorate[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement[5] and archaeological site[6].

History and Context

706 BC marks the founding of Dur-Sharrukin[9].

Why It Matters

Dur-Sharrukin has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Dur-Sharrukin is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Iraq

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Time period → ancient Near East
    Inception → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Nineveh Governorate
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46198|batch #46198]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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