- Eridu: Abu Shahrain, Iraq
- Ur: Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq
- Uruk: Warka, Iraq
- Kish: Tell Uheimir, Iraq
- Lagash: Al-Hiba, Iraq
- Nippur: Afak, Iraq
- Adab: Bismaya, Iraq
- Sippar: Abu Habba, Iraq
- Larsa: Tell Senkereh, Iraq
- Shuruppak: Tell Fara, Iraq
- Girsu: Tello, Iraq
These ancient Sumerian city-states played a crucial role in the development of civilization in Mesopotamia, and their legacy continues to be studied and appreciated by archaeologists and historians today.