Khorsabad Gate 5
wall · 720 BC – 2099 AD
This undecorated gate is the southernmost city gate of the southwest wall of Dūr-Šarrukīn ("Fort Sargon"), the capital of the Assyrian Empire constructed by Sargon II (r. 721–705 BC).
- Coordinates
- 36.49555, 43.23234
- Also known as
- Gate 5 (en)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)