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Continuously inhabited from around 5000 BC to 1750 BC, Girsu was the religious capital of the state of Lagash.
Girsu was a city of ancient Sumer, situated some 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Lagash, at the site of what is now Tell Telloh in Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq. Because of the initial velar nasal ŋ, the transcription of Ĝirsu is sometimes spelled as Ngirsu. As the religious center of the kingdom of Lagash, it contained significant temples to the god Ningirsu (E-ninnu) and his wife Bau and hosted multi-day festivals in their honor.
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A large park along the Euphrates river with restaurants, an outdoor theater and corniche.
The second largest museum in Iraq, housing a large collection of Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Abbasid artifacts.
The historical city of Ur, one of the most important cities during the Sumerian era. Includes the partly restored Great Ziggurat. Large parts of the city have been damaged.
A smaller archaeological site containing the city of Eridu, another Sumerian city, possibly the oldest recorded city in the world.