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# Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
Ash Sharqāt · Iraq

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2003.

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Reference localityAsh Sharqāt

Country / geographic scopeIraq

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates35.45667, 43.26111

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)

Cultural · Inscription: 2003

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1130/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1130/)

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