Kish
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History & heritageHillah, Iraq

Kish

Ancient Sumerian city.

About

Kish is an important archaeological site in Babil Governorate (Iraq), located 80 km (50 mi) south of Baghdad and 12 km (7.5 mi) east of the ancient city of Babylon. The Ubaid period site of Ras al-Amiyah is 8 km (5.0 mi) away. It was occupied from the Ubaid period to the Hellenistic period.

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Location

Open map: Kish and 6 nearby attractions

32.54028, 44.60472 · Hillah

Nearby

  1. BabylonHistory & heritage
    17 km
  2. KuthaHistory & heritage
    24 km
  3. Jemdet NasrHistory & heritage
    26 km
  4. BorsippaHistory & heritage
    30 km
  5. Ezekiel's TombReligious sites
    41 km
  6. DilbatHistory & heritage
    44 km
Photo credits (6)
  • Babylon: Mohamm3dfadil · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
  • Kutha: Near_East_topographic_map-blank.svg : Sémhur derivative work: Zunkir ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
  • Jemdet Nasr: Jastrow · Public domain · Commons
  • Borsippa: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
  • Ezekiel's Tomb: American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept., photographer / Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection. · Public domain · Commons
  • Dilbat: MapMaster · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons