Nippur

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Nippur
Ruins from a temple in Naffur.jpg
Ruins of a temple platform in Nippur—the brick structure on top was constructed by American archaeologists around 1900.
Nippur is located in Iraq
Nippur
Shown within Iraq
LocationNuffar, Afak District, Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq
RegionMesopotamia
Coordinates32°07′35.2″N 45°14′0.17″E / 32.126444°N 45.2333806°E / 32.126444; 45.2333806Coordinates: 32°07′35.2″N 45°14′0.17″E / 32.126444°N 45.2333806°E / 32.126444; 45.2333806
Typearchaeological site, human settlement
Area150 hectare
Height20 metre

Nippur (Sumerian: Nibru, often logographically recorded as