City of Ur (Mesopotamia) Birthplace and Home to Abraham
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Situated near the town of Al Nasiriya, about 365 km south of Baghdad, Ur, which means a city in the Sumerian and Akkadian languages, is one of Iraq's most imposing ancient sites. It was the capital of the ancient civilization of Sumeria.
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