Tepe Gawra
| Location | Nineveh Province, Iraq |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 36°29′44″N 43°15′37″E / 36.49556°N 43.26028°E |
| Type | tell |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1849, 1927, 1932-1938, 2022 |
| Archaeologists | Austen Layard, E.A. Speiser, Charles Bache, Khaled Abu Jayyab |
Tepe Gawra (also Tepe Gaura) is an ancient Mesopotamian settlement 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Mosul in northwest Iraq that was occupied between 5000 and 1500 BC. It is roughly a mile from the site of Nineveh and 2 miles E of the site of Khorsabad. It contains remains from the Halaf period, the Ubaid period, and the Uruk period (4000–3100 BC). Tepe Gawra contains material relating to the Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period c. 5,500–5,000 BC.
Tell Arpachiyah is a contemporary Neolithic site nearby. At Yarim Tepe, located about 70 km (43 mi) to the west of Gawra, the uppermost levels of the Halaf cultural deposits are analogous to the Arpachiyah levels TT-6 to TT-8, and Tepe Gawra levels XVIII-XX.