Larsa
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History & heritageDhi Qar Governorate, Iraq

Larsa

Human settlement.

About

Larsa, also referred to as Larancha/Laranchon (Gk. Λαραγχων) by Berossos and connected with the biblical Ellasar, was an important city-state of ancient Sumer, the center of the cult of the sun god Utu with his temple E-babbar. It lies some 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Uruk in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate, near the east bank of the Shatt-en-Nil canal at the site of the modern settlement Tell as-Senkereh or Sankarah.

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Location

Open map: Larsa and 6 nearby attractions

31.28330, 45.84980 · Dhi Qar Governorate

Nearby

  1. Tell el-'OueiliHistory & heritage
    5.6 km
  2. Bad-tibiraHistory & heritage
    18 km
  3. UrukHistory & heritage
    21 km
  4. Tell al-'UbaidHistory & heritage
    39 km
  5. UmmaHistory & heritage
    43 km
  6. UrHistory & heritage
    43 km
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