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Where Is It Today?

Where Is Ur Today?

Ur is identified with Tell el-Muqayyar. See modern location, confidence level, Scripture references, coordinates, and source attribution.

Modern locationDhi Qar Governorate, Iraq
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs7

High confidence

Modern identification

Tell el-Muqayyar - Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq

Coordinates30.9622, 46.1044
Kindregion
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Genesis 11:28Genesis 12:1Nehemiah 9:7Gen 11:28Gen 11:31Gen 15:7Neh 9:7

Why this place is in the atlas

Starting point of Abram's family movement toward promise.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Ur Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Starting point of Abram's family movement toward promise. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: a6cf75c, urlSlug: ur-1, friendlyId: Ur 1 OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 30.962222, longitude: 46.104444, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion Dhi Qar Governorate Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences Genesis 11:28, Genesis 12:1, Nehemiah 9:7, Gen 11:28 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes Patriarchal memory: Abraham's origin Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium