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Ur: Ur of the Chaldeans is usually identified with Tell el-Muqayyar in southern Iraq. Another tradition places Abraham's homeland in the north, near Haran.UrUrfa: A long-standing local tradition places Abraham's birthplace at Urfa (Şanlıurfa, Turkey), near Haran. Most scholars still identify Ur of the Chaldeans with Tell el-Muqayyar in southern Iraq.UrfaHaran
≈c. 1850 BC
Dating of the patriarchal period is approximate; scholars propose different dates.

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Base data: Natural Earth (public domain)World imagery: NASA Blue Marble Next GenerationRegional imagery: NASA/USGS Landsat WELD via GIBSRelief: Copernicus DEM GLO-90, © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA

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