Places in the Bible Today:

Ur 2

Data

Typesettlement
NotesSumerian city
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
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1 Identification

  1. Tell el Muqayyar (modern): very high confidence
    1. ruins at Tell el MuqayyarTell el Muqayyar

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
OpenBible.infoaa01373 (Ur 2)
Pleiades912985
WikidataQ5699

Places with Similar Names

Image

ruins at Tell el Muqayyar
Credit: M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA. (modified)

About

This page identifies the current consensus around the modern location of this biblical place.

While I consulted sources for this place, there were no major disputes about its modern location.