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Nippur

Nippur was an ancient Sumerian city. It was the special seat of the worship of the Sumerian god Enlil, the "Lord Wind", ruler of the cosmos, subject to An alone. Nippur was located in modern Nuffar 5 miles north of modern Afak, Al-Qādisiyyah... Wikipedia
Area: 150 hectare
Region: Mesopotamia
Excavation dates: 1851, 1889–1900, 1948–1990, 2018–present
Height: 20 metre
Coordinates: 32°07′35.2″N 45°14′0.17″E / 32.126444°N 45.2333806°E