Tāzah Khūrmātū, Iraq
Nuzi
Nuzi at modern Yorghan Tepe, Iraq was an ancient Mesopotamian city 12 kilometers southwest of the city of Arrapha and 70 kilometers southwest of Sātu Qala, located near the Tigris river. It was occupied from the Ubaid period in the 5th millennium BC until late in the 2nd millennium BC then, after a period of abandonment, in the Parthian era. It reached major importance in the Akkadian Empire period when it was known as Gasur and again in the Mitanni period when its name was Nuzi.
- City
- Tāzah Khūrmātū
- Country
- Iraq
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia