Ukbara

Iraq / Salahh-ad-Din / ad-Dujayl /
 Medieval / Middle Ages, tell (mound), ancient ruins
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The ancient and medieval city of `Ukbara, called Vuzurg-Shabuhr during the Sasanid period, was located on the east bank of the former course of the Tigris, which still flowed west of the town during the Abbasid period. The town was a prosperous station between Baghdad and Samarra, but declined by the thirteenth century. The Tigris has long changed its course and now flows some distance to the east. A village still exists south of the tell (ancient habitation mound).
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukbara
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Coordinates:   33°46'57"N   44°18'52"E
This article was last modified 8 years ago