Khorsabad Gate 7

wall · 720 BC – 2099 AD

This undecorated gate is the southernmost city gate of the northwest wall of Dūr-Šarrukīn ("Fort Sargon"), the capital of the Assyrian Empire constructed by Sargon II (r. 721–705 BC).

Coordinates

36.50560, 43.22484

Also known as

Gate 7 (en)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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