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Location

Iraq, Naşīf Jāsim
geo:34.121769,43.904778
Location: correct and verified

Period or year

-5600~ / -5000~

Classification

city
Visible

Tell es-Sawwan

data access 21265

Ancient Samarra identified at the site of Tell Sawwan was occupied in ancient times during the Chalcolithic Samarran Culture (ca 5500–4800 BC).

See:

http://ancientneareast.tripod.com/Sawwan.html

Nearby sites

Balkuwara Palace Complex (Abbasid era)
Balkuwara Palace Complex (Abbasid era)
Al Istabulat Complex (Abbasid era)
Al Istabulat Complex (Abbasid era)
Ḩasan Khalaf
Undefined ruins
Husn al-Qadisiya (al-Mubarak) Fortress
Husn al-Qadisiya (al-Mubarak) Fortress

Use and reuse

Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2015-07-13) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/21265
Data downloads: KML
Suggested citation: , E. , Tell es-Sawwan. https://vici.org/vici/21265, accessed 2025-12-11.