Source Data Reference for:

City = Ur
Time = -2000

City Year Size Size Comment Year Comment Author Title Location
Ur-3200foundedbefore 3000 BCCaroline Hull & Andrew JotischkyThe Penguin Historical Atlas of the Bible Landsp19
Ur-2800 12,000George ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p28
Ur-2700 5,000"under 6,000"Early Dynastic IIGeorge ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p8
Ur-2500 10,000George ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p28
Ur-2500 15,000"btw 10,000 & 20,000"Early DynasticGeorge ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p18
Ur-2400 10,000George ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p28
Ur-2300 20,000George ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p28
Ur-2200 40,000George ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p28
Ur-2100 100,000George ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p28
Ur-2030 65,000becomes the largest in the world overtaking LagashTertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp523
Ur-2000 65,000Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp460
Ur-2000 34,000Ur IIIGeorge ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p8
Ur-2000 17,400"btw 13,400 & 21,400"Ur IIIGeorge ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p8
Ur-2000 20,000George ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p28
Ur-2000 34,000Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp93
Ur-2000 200,000"250-500,000 too high"Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp93
Ur-1900 10,000George ModelskiWorld Cities -3000 to 2000p33