Nippur

Summary

Nippur is an archaeological site^[1]. Nippur has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Nippur is located in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate^[3].
• Nippur is in the country of Iraq^[4].
• Nippur's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[5].
• Nippur's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[6].
• The location of Nippur was Mesopotamia^[7].
• Nippur's Commons category is recorded as Nippur^[8].
• Nippur's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[9].
• Nippur's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.126111111111, 'lon': 45.230833333333}^[10].
• Nippur's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[11].
• Nippur's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[12].
• Nippur's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[13].
• Nippur's described by source is recorded as Grove Art Online^[14].
• Nippur's described by source is recorded as Reallexikon der Assyriologie^[15].
• Nippur's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Nippur's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[17].
• Nippur's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[18].
• Nippur covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+150'}^[19].
• Nippur's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+20'}^[20].
• Nippur dates from the Akkad period^[21].
• Nippur dates from the Ur III period^[22].
• Nippur dates from the Early Dynastic period^[23].
• Nippur's culture is recorded as Sumerians^[24].
• Nippur's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[25].
• Nippur's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vi)^[26].
• Nippur's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as John Punnett Peters^[27].

Body

Geography

Nippur is in the country of Iraq^[4]. Nippur is located in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Nippur covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+150'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[5] and ancient city^[6]. Nippur's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[18].

Why It Matters

Nippur has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Nippur is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]