Where is the ancient city of Nippur located?

Nippur was an ancient Sumerian city that served as the special seat of worship for the god Enlil. Geographically, it is located in modern Nuffar, situated 8 kilometers north of modern Afak within the Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate in Iraq. It lies approximately 200 kilometers south of Baghdad and about 100 kilometers southeast of Babylon.

What we know

• Nippur was an ancient Sumerian city dedicated to the worship of the god Enlil, located in modern Nuffar. [1, 2]
• The ancient city is located 8 kilometers north of modern Afak within the Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate in Iraq. [2, 3]
• Nippur is situated roughly 200 km south of modern Baghdad and about 100 km southeast of the ancient city of Babylon. [2]

Where to go next

• the bigger pictureWhat was the significance of the god Enlil in Sumerian religion?
• compared withHow did the ancient city of Babylon relate geographically to Nippur?
• how we knowWhat archaeological periods are represented at the site of Nuffar?
• whereWhere is the Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate located in Iraq?
• what caused itWhat caused the expansion of early Islamic rule into the Sasanian Empire?
• an unexpected connectionHow do early Islamic conquests connect to ancient geographical regions?The historical region of Al-Qādisiyyah shares its name with the modern Iraqi governorate that houses the ancient Sumerian and archaeological site of Nippur.

Sources

• [1]Nippur (Wikidata Q188395) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Nippur · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]University of Al-Qadisiyah · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Muslim conquest of Persia · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Yemen · CC BY-SA 4.0