|  | Uruk | overview | 
	
		| Other name(s) | Unug | 
	
		| Modern name(s) | Warka | 
	
		| Region | Mesopotamia | 
	
		| Section | Lower Mesopotamia | 
	
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		| Latitude | 31.3240781 N | suggest info | 
	
		| Longitude | 45.63810144 E | 
	
		| Status | Accurate location | 
	
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		| Excavation | 
			
				| general info |  
				| Germans, since the end of the 19th century, continuing for more than half a century, but uncovering less than 20% of this huge site. |  | 
	
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		| Phases | 
			
				|  | Uruk XVIII Eridu period |  
				| time frame | from 5000 BCE to 4800 BCE |  
			
				|  | Uruk XVIII-XVI Late Ubaid period |  
				| time frame | from 4800 BCE to 4200 BCE |  
			
				|  | Uruk XVI-X Early Uruk period |  
				| time frame | from 4000 BCE to 3800 BCE |  
			
				|  | Uruk IX-VI Middle Uruk period |  
				| time frame | from 3800 BCE to 3400 BCE |  
			
				|  | Uruk V-IV Late Uruk period |  
				| time frame | from 3400 BCE to 3100 BCE |  
			
				|  | Uruk III Jedet Nasr period |  
				| time frame | from 3100 BCE to 2900 BCE |  | 
	
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		| Wikimedia | Links Index | 
	
		| Bing | Map | 
	
		| OpenStreetMap | Map | 
	
		| Google Maps | Satellite - Satellite+Labels - Map - Terrain - - - Download KML | 
	
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		|  | 31.324078, 45.638101 === 31.324078 N, 45.638101 E === 31° 19' 26.7"  N, 45° 38' 17.2"  E | 
	
		| Web | Uruk at Wikipedia | 
	
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		| Nearest sites | Tell et-Telliya, circa 23.9 km (14.8 mi) south-west Larsa, Tell as-Senkereh, circa 20.9 km (13 mi) east
 Tell al-Oueili, Tell Awayli, circa 25.4 km (15.8 mi) east
 Samawah, circa 33.2 km (20.6 mi) west
 Kutalla, Tell Sifr, circa 31.4 km (19.5 mi) east
 Ishan Rakiba, Ishan Ranya, circa 37.6 km (23.4 mi) east
 Shuruppak, Tell Fara, circa 51.8 km (32.2 mi) north
 Umma, Tell Jokha, circa 44.9 km (27.9 mi) north-east
 Tell Shmid, circa 50 km (31 mi) north-east
 Tell Tarbas, circa 50.9 km (31.6 mi) north-east
 Zabala, Tell Ibzeikh, circa 51.8 km (32.2 mi) north-east
 Umma, Tell Umm al-Aqarib, Tell Umm el-Ajarib, circa 43.3 km (26.9 mi) north-east
 Kisurra, Tell Abu Hatab, circa 59.1 km (36.7 mi) north
 Tell al-Ubaid, circa 54.1 km (33.6 mi) south-east
 Tell es-Sakheri, circa 51.7 km (32.1 mi) south-east
 Bad-tibira, Dûr-gurgurri, Pantibiblos, Patibira, Tell al-Madineh, circa 60.6 km (37.6 mi) north-east
 Eridu, Eridug, Nunki, Babel, Tell Abu Shahrain, circa 65.9 km (40.9 mi) south-east
 Girsu, Ngirsu, Tello, Telloh, circa 57.5 km (35.8 mi) north-east
 Oldest known bridge, circa 57.9 km (36 mi) north-east
 Ur, Uru.Unuki, Tell al-Muqayyar, circa 59.9 km (37.2 mi) south-east
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		| Tags | Settlements, Looted sites | 
	
		| Database | ID 23, created 2 Jun 2008, 19:17, Last changed 2 Apr 2011, 17:25 | 
	
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