<P> Ur ( Sumerian : Urim ; Sumerian Cuneiform : 𒋀𒀕𒆠 URIM or 𒋀𒀊𒆠 URIM ; Akkadian : Uru ; Arabic : أور ‎ ‎ ) was an important Sumerian city - state in ancient Mesopotamia , located at the site of modern Tell el - Muqayyar ( Arabic : تل المقير ‎ ‎ ) in south Iraq 's Dhi Qar Governorate . Although Ur was once a coastal city near the mouth of the Euphrates on the Persian Gulf , the coastline has shifted and the city is now well inland , on the south bank of the Euphrates , 16 kilometres ( 9.9 mi ) from Nasiriyah in modern - day Iraq . </P>
<P> Ur ( Sumerian : Urim ; Sumerian Cuneiform : 𒋀𒀕𒆠 URIM or 𒋀𒀊𒆠 URIM ; Akkadian : Uru ; Arabic : أور ‎ ‎ ) was an important Sumerian city - state in ancient Mesopotamia , located at the site of modern Tell el - Muqayyar ( Arabic : تل المقير ‎ ‎ ) in south Iraq 's Dhi Qar Governorate . Although Ur was once a coastal city near the mouth of the Euphrates on the Persian Gulf , the coastline has shifted and the city is now well inland , on the south bank of the Euphrates , 16 kilometres ( 9.9 mi ) from Nasiriyah in modern - day Iraq . </P>
what was the ancient name for modern-day iraq
what was the ancient name for modern-day iraq
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia