Great Ziggurat of Ur

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• Anonymous

  13 June 2018

  Such a breathtaking site of such historical significance 😍✨
  
  Ur was once a prosperous city thousands of years ago. Today all that remains are the ruins exhibited here and artifacts distributed across Museums.
  
  I can't describe the feeling you get as you explore these beautiful ruins knowing that sophisticated ancients once roamed what was once a grand city centre.
  
  The site however requires some attention. Unfortunately people have carved names and phone numbers on The Great Ziggurat.
  Erosion is also a worrying factor.

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• Anonymous

  06 June 2018

  My favorite historical site

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• Anonymous

  17 May 2018

  It was an amazing trip to the heratge of Iraq.

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• Anonymous

  13 April 2018

  The ziggurat of Ur was built in the 21st century BCE by Ur-Namu , the Sumerian king , as a temple of Nanna or Sin which is the god of the moon according to the Mesopotamian methodology , Among the most mind-blowing facts about it is the binder material between that was used for building is the natural tar , also the corners of ziggurat refers to the four cardinal directions S, N , E and W . You can also see the “weep holes “ on the wall that function is to get rid of the humidity of the soil inside . You will find a very kind and helpful Iraqi local guide called “ Dhiyaf “ . He is amazing Ur’s storyteller and well-informed guard of ziggurat and its secrets . Before you aim to ziggurat , I advice you to visit Nasiriyah civilizational museum in order to know more about the sequence of historical cities and ruins beside the art pieces and relics of Mesopotamia the . You should know that the location is easy to access , only you need to take your food meal and water if needed because there are no eatery near found as I checked on April , 9 , 2018 during my visit . This iconic landmark deserves nothing but rank 5.

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• Anonymous

  11 February 2018

  Amazing to see place belong to 4000 years ago

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• Anonymous

  09 February 2018

  One of the most interesting places I have ever been to.. I’m Thankful for the beautiful Iraqi people.

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• Anonymous

  17 December 2017

  The temple of Mesopotamia derived from the cult of gods and deities in the Mesopotamian religion. It spanned several civilizations; from Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian. The most common temple architecture of Mesopotamia is the structure of sun-baked bricks called a Ziggurat, having the form of a terraced step pyramid with flat upper terrace where the shrine or temple stood.

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• Anonymous

  06 December 2017

  Fantastic need plenty of water!!! Big hat!!! Hot!!!!

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• Anonymous

  04 December 2017

  My friends foreign tourists .. I want to clarify something about your desire to visit this place, do not worry about the security situation in the country or city, everything is okay and there are a lot of local tourists come here.
  Well, if you see the difficulty in getting a hotel or a place to rest at this point, you will not get it .. In fact there is no problem that your visit will be for Ziggurat only and there is no other place where the Ministry of Antiquities wished to explore or build a shop there because the whole land is important and contain traces.
  Have a nice time

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• Anonymous

  03 December 2017

  Magical location that witness the great Iraqi heritage

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• Anonymous

  22 October 2017

  Woo! Haven't been here since 2010. But I was cruising around the map showing the wife and I wanted to rate. This place was pretty awesome when I had a chance to see it. Would highly recommend for anyone in the area.

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• Anonymous

  23 September 2017

  Awesome place

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• Anonymous

  18 May 2017

  Awesome place but i got kidnapped by islamic terrorists and held hostage for 2 weeks. Other then that amazing place with great people.

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• Anonymous

  17 January 2017

  My last visit to UR was in 2015 , i want to go there this year best time in winter cuz it is really hot there

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• Anonymous

  01 January 2017

  Visited in 2003. Such a great experience.

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• Anonymous

  19 October 2016

  It worshipped the moon goddess, Nanna Interesting

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• Anonymous

  25 September 2016

  Its amazing to see our history and how people in the past were living But the site need some attention!!!

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