# Ashur: The First Great Assyrian City — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [March 2, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ashur-the-first-great-assyrian-city-whe-definition-discussion/16665 "2026-03-02T17:02:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ashur-the-first-great-assyrian-city-whe-definition-discussion/16665/1 "2026-03-02T17:02:51Z")

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Ashur (also known as Assur) was an Assyrian city located on a plateau above the Tigris River in Mesopotamia (today known as Qal'at Sherqat, al-Shirqat District, northern Iraq). The city was an important center of trade, as it lay squarely on a caravan trade route that ran through Mesopotamia to Anatolia and down through the Levant. In time, however, it became the capital of the Assyrian Empire and one of the wealthiest cities in ancient Mesopotamia.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/ashur/](https://www.worldhistory.org/ashur/)._

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**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ashur-the-first-great-assyrian-city-whe-definition-discussion/16665/2 "2026-07-30T21:23:12Z")

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