622Sites
Ancient sites in Iraq
622 places of the ancient world in Iraq: cities and settlements 303, archaeological sites 171, temples and sanctuaries 103, villas and houses 19, aqueducts and baths 10. Most often first recorded: Before 750 BC.
303Cities and settlements
103Temples and sanctuaries
19Villas and houses
6Eras
Where the ancient sites are
Before 750 BCArchaic periodClassical periodHellenistic periodRoman periodLate Antiquity
When they first appear
Before 750 BC325
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC38
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC19
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC43
Roman period30 BC – AD 30074
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 64032
By kind
Cities and settlements303
Archaeological sites171
Temples and sanctuaries103
Villas and houses19
Aqueducts and baths10
Forts and camps8
Tombs and cemeteries4
Bridges, road stations and ports3
Theatres and amphitheatres1
The best-known sites
BabylonSettlement · Before 750 BC – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
Madīnat BābilAshur / ‘Lamban’ / ‘Libanai’Settlement · Before 750 BC – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
ŞudayrahŪrSettlement · Before 750 BC – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
ŪrUruk / Orchoe / Erech / OrikutSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
DhalifNippur / Nufar / ‘Hippareni’Settlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
Rasan al Ma‘ārijArbela / Arba-iluSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
ErbilHatraSettlement · Roman period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
Al-HadarEriduSettlement · Before 750 BC – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
[Samarra] / ‘Sumere’Settlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
SamarraNimrudSettlement · Before 750 BC – Hellenistic period
Qaryat an Nu‘mānīyahSipparSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity
Tell Abu HabbahKarastel / ArtemitaSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
Qaryat ash Shaykh Sa‘dSeleucia / Sliq KharawtaSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
Ḩamīd al ḨasanAnathoSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity
Al ḨaḑarCtesiphonSettlement · Classical period – Middle Ages
Salman PakJebel Khayabir / Alexandria / Antiochia / Spasinou Charax / Karkh Maisan / [Astarabad Ardashir]Settlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
‘Abd al Karīm al FahadBorsippa / BursSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages
Umm GuzlahKishSettlement · Before 750 BC – Late Antiquity
WarwarVeh Ardashir / Coche / Mahoza / ‘Seleucia’Settlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages
Ḩamīd al ḨasanLarsaSettlement · Before 750 BC – Roman period
Qal‘at MufīsCuthaSettlement · Before 750 BC – Late Antiquity
Nāḩiyat al MusaybOpisSettlement · Before 750 BC – Roman period
Tall ‘AshrīnNineveh / NinosSettlement · Before 750 BC – Late Antiquity
MosulDur-SharrukinSettlement · Before 750 BC – Classical period
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Every site
Towns with the most ancient sites
Madīnat BābilSites: 51
MosulSites: 38
KhorsabadSites: 35
Qaryat an Nu‘mānīyahSites: 22
ŪrSites: 11
ŞudayrahSites: 10
Tell Abu HabbahSites: 6
Aḩmad ‘Abd al ‘AlīSites: 5
DhalifSites: 4
Al ḨaḑarSites: 4
Jazīrat ḨulaywātSites: 4
Salman PakSites: 4
Najm Bin ‘AlīSites: 3
Qal‘at MufīsSites: 3
‘Ilwah MazharSites: 3
XasSites: 3
‘Abd al JabbārSites: 3
‘ArabSites: 3