亚述古城

亚述古城位于美索不达米亚北部底格里斯河的特殊地带上，处于雨水灌溉农业和人工灌溉农业的交界处，其历史可以追溯到公元前3000年。公元前14世纪到公元前9世纪，亚述古城是城市国家亚述帝国的第一个都城，是重要的国际贸易平台。古城同时也是帝国的宗教都城，与阿舒尔神紧密相连。亚述古城最后被巴比伦人摧毁，但在公元1世纪和2世纪帕提亚时代经历过短暂的复兴。

The ancient city of Ashur is located on the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia in a specific geo-ecological zone, at the borderline between rain-fed and irrigation agriculture. The city dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. From the 14th to the 9th centuries BC it was the first capital of the Assyrian Empire, a city-state and trading platform of international importance. It also served as the religious capital of the Assyrians, associated with the god Ashur. The city was destroyed by the Babylonians, but revived during the Parthian period in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.

国别	伊拉克 Iraq
中文名称	亚述古城
英文名称	Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
遗产类别	文化遗产
登录年份	2003
选入标准	(iii)(iv)

发行国家/地区：伊拉克 Iraq

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