Khorsabad Gate 1

wall · 720 BC – 2099 AD

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

Coordinates

36.51283, 43.23463

Also known as

Gate 1 (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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