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Royal Cemetery at Ur

archaeological place in the current province of Dhi Qar, in southern Iraq
Place cemetery Q1796355
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Royal Cemetery at Ur

Summary

Royal Cemetery at Ur is a cemetery[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of cemetery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,821 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Cemetery at Ur is located in Dhi Qar Governorate[3].
  • Royal Cemetery at Ur is in the country of Iraq[4].
  • Royal Cemetery at Ur's instance of is recorded as cemetery[5].
  • Royal Cemetery at Ur's instance of is recorded as former settlement[6].
  • Royal Cemetery at Ur is part of Ur[7].
  • Royal Cemetery at Ur's Commons category is recorded as Royal cemetery at Ur[8].
  • Royal Cemetery at Ur's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[9].
  • 3000 BC marks the founding of Royal Cemetery at Ur[10].
  • Royal Cemetery at Ur's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1922[11].
  • Royal Cemetery at Ur was dissolved in 500 BC[12].
  • Royal Cemetery at Ur's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.962, 'lon': 46.1047}[13].
  • Royal Cemetery at Ur's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.9625, 'lon': 46.1031}[14].
  • Royal Cemetery at Ur's culture is recorded as Sumer[15].
  • Royal Cemetery at Ur's state of conservation is recorded as ruinous[16].

Body

Geography

Royal Cemetery at Ur is in the country of Iraq[4]. It is located in Dhi Qar Governorate[3]. It is part of Ur[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cemetery[5] and former settlement[6].

History and Context

3000 BC marks the founding of Royal Cemetery at Ur[10].

Why It Matters

Royal Cemetery at Ur ranks in the top 3% of cemetery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,821 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 9 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → -0500-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 30.962, 'lon': 46.1047}, {'lat': 30.9625, 'lon': 46.1031}
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43556|batch #43556]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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