Dur Sharrukin in Akkadian means Fortress of Sargon. It was the Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II of Assyria, who reigned 722 – 705 BC.
Location:
- Iraq, Khorsabad
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- Location ± 5-25 m.
Period or year:
- -720~ / -700~
Class:
- City
- visible
Identifiers:
Annotations
Nearby
Dur-Sharrukin [Khorsabad]
Ziggurat
Dur-Sharrukin, Annals of Sargon II [Khorsabad]
Khorsabad. Sargon`s II military chronicle
Dur Sharrukin Palace
Palace of Sargon II