🏛️ Ziggurat of Ur
Ancient Mesopotamian temple tower in southern Iraq
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Dhi Qar Governorate, southern Iraq, near the city of Nasiriya
- Built circa 2100 BCE during the Third Dynasty of Ur (Neo-Sumerian period)
- Dedicated to the moon god Nanna (also called Sin)
- One of the best-preserved ziggurats in Mesopotamia
The Ziggurat of Ur is a massive stepped temple tower constructed during the reign of Ur-Nammu in ancient ...