Where is Uruk located?
Q: Where is Uruk located?
A: Uruk is located in what is now Iraq, east of the present bed of the Euphrates river, on the ancient dry former channel of the Euphrates River.
Q: What was the Uruk period?
A: The Uruk period was the early Chalcolithic to early Bronze Age period in Mesopotamia, about 4000 to 3100 BC.
Q: How did Uruk contribute to the early urbanization of Sumer?
A: Uruk played a leading role in the early urbanization of Sumer in the mid 4th millennium BC.
Q: How many residents did Uruk have at its height?
A: At its height c 2900 BC, Uruk probably had 50,000–80,000 residents living in 6 km2 of walled area.
Q: Who was the semi-mythical king that ruled Uruk according to the Sumerian king list?
A: According to the Sumerian king list, the semi-mythical king Gilgamesh ruled Uruk in the 27th century BC.
Q: When did Uruk lose its prime importance and why?
A: Uruk lost its prime importance around 2000 BC, after the struggle of Babylonia with Elam.
Q: When was the site of Uruk discovered?
A: The site of Uruk was discovered in 1849.
