Iraq
Discover the rich archaeological heritage of Iraq, featuring ancient ruins, historical landmarks, and cultural treasures spanning millennia of human history.
Sippar-Amnanum
Ancient city near Babylon with temples
Hatra
Ancient fortified city with diverse temples
Nineveh
Ancient Assyrian city with monumental ruins
Tell Madhur
Ancient settlement mound with preserved Ubaid house
Tell el-'Oueili
Earliest human settlement in Lower Mesopotamia.
Tell al-Lahm
Oblong mound with city wall remnants
Shanidar Cave
Large cave with Neanderthal burials
Tarbisu
Ancient Assyrian city with palaces and temples
Hadji Muhammed
Early Ubaid culture painted pottery site.
Tulul al-Baqarat
Ancient, multiperiod site with temple remains.
Dilbat
Ancient city with ziggurat and temple remains
Isin
Ancient city with temples and walls.
Pashime
Ancient Mesopotamian site with diverse periods
Tell al-Rimah
Ancient settlement mound with city walls.
Sippar
Ancient city on Euphrates riverbank.
Uruk
Ancient Sumerian city with monumental structures
Yarim Tepe
Early farming settlement with multiple cultures.
Bad-tibira
Ancient Sumerian city with temples and canals.
Tell Rashid
Ubaid period settlement mound in Iraq
Tell Shemshara
Ancient settlement with diverse occupation layers.
Der (Sumer)
Ancient city-state near modern Tell Aqar
Tell al-Hawa
Ancient settlement with significant archaeological features
Tell al-'Ubaid
Small tell with Chalcolithic and Dynastic remains
Tell al-Wilayah
Destroyed site with Early Dynastic remnants
Bestansur
Neolithic tell in the Shahrizor Plain
Tell Begum
Conical mound with Late Halaf layers.
Kurd Qaburstan
Bronze Age city with Mitanni occupation
Charax Spasinu
Ancient port city near Persian Gulf.
Eshnunna
Ancient Sumerian city with temples and palaces.
Tell Kunara
Ancient Near East site with monumental buildings.
Assur
Ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris River
Larsa
Telul eth-Thalathat
Multi-period settlement mounds with burials and kilns.
Nil (Iraq)
Medieval city with canal and bridge.
Tell Taya
Ancient hill city with fortifications and artifacts.
Eski Mosul
Ancient site with medieval city remains
Bakr Awa
Tell with multiple occupation layers in Iraq.
Jerwan
Ancient aqueduct with stone arches and cement.
Khafajah
Ancient city with temples and archives
Nippur
Ancient Sumerian city with significant temples
Tell Abada
Ubaid period settlement mound in Iraq
Idu (city)
Ancient town with palace remnants
Shuruppak
Ancient Sumerian city near Euphrates
Borsippa
Ancient Mesopotamian city with significant ziggurat
Tell Saadiya
Ubaid period settlement with multi-room houses.
Tell Uqair
Ancient settlement with temple and cemetery.
Tell Zurghul
Ancient city with multiple mounds and temple.
Tal Abu Tbeirah
Ancient marshy site with graves and buildings
Tell al-Dhiba'i
Rectangular mounds, Old Babylonian artifacts
Tell al-Fakhar
Pottery mound with multi-period occupation.