Lagash (irq)

Lagash

Lagash ranks 5,074th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind São Caetano do Sul, Rudkøbing, and Svendborg. Memorable people born in Lagash include Eannatum, En-anna-tum I, and Akurgal. Memorable people who died in Lagash include Eannatum, En-anna-tum I, and Akurgal. Lagash has been the birth place of many politicians and archaeologists and the death place of many politicians and archaeologists. Lagash is located in Iraq.

Lagash was an ancient city state located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of the modern town of Al-Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash was one of the oldest cities of the Ancient Near East. The ancient site of Nina is around 10 km (6.2 mi) away and marks the southern limit of the state. Nearby Girsu, about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Lagash, was the religious center of the Lagash state. The Lagash state's main temple was the E-ninnu at Girsu, dedicated to the god Ningirsu. The Lagash state incorporated the ancient cities of Lagash, Girsu, Nina. Read more on Wikipedia