Egypt may have the Pyramids of Giza, but Iraq has the Ziggurat of Ur – an incredibly well-preserved engineering achievement that towers over the ruins of an important ancient city. (This year, we ...

TALIL, Iraq - Four Task Force 38 Soldiers toured the historical Ziggurat of Ur near Contingency Operating Base Adder in Talil, Iraq, during their Operation Iraqi Freedom deployments. During their tour ...

The story of Ur is the story of war. It is as true today as it was 4,000 years ago when the neighboring Elamites swept in and destroyed what had become the first great city in recorded history. Ur`s ...

A general view shows the Ziggurat of Ur ruins, ahead of the planned visit of Pope Francis, in Ur near Nassiriya BAGHADAD (Reuters) - Pope Francis is due to hold an inter-religious prayer service at ...

Today fulfilled a longtime wish for me: I got to go with a group of soldiers and a few other civilians to tour the grounds of the Ziggurat of Ur, which stands right outside Camp Adder/Talil. I could ...

UR/BABYLON, Iraq (Reuters) -Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilisation, with thousands of years of history at risk of disappearing as Iraq's ancient ...

UR — A way long time ago, the Ubaidians settled the southern part of Iraq, and started a town near where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers then drained into the Persian Gulf. The territory was ...

UR, Iraq (Army News Service, Jan. 19, 2007) - The Ziggurat, a 50-foot pyramid temple, towers over the vast Iraqi desert. Less than a mile away sits the royal palace, which was the capital of Sumeria ...

UR/BABYLON, Iraq (Reuters) — Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilization, with thousands of years of history at risk of disappearing as Iraq’s ancient ...