An ancient city in southern Mesopotamia, to the north-west of Ur. One of the greatest cities of Sumer, it was built in the 5th millennium BC and is associated with the legendary hero Gilgamesh.
Arabic name Warka; biblical name Erech
Definition of Uruk in US English:
Uruk
proper nounˈo͝oro͝ok
An ancient city in southern Mesopotamia, to the northwest of Ur. One of the greatest cities of Sumer, it was built in the 5th millennium BC and is associated with the legendary hero Gilgamesh.