 Notable ziggurats include the Great Ziggurat of Ur near Nasiriyah, the Ziggurat of Aqar Quf near Baghdad, the now destroyed Etemenanki in Babylon, Chogha Zanbil in Khūzestān and Sialk.Ziggurats were built by ancient Sumerians, Akkadians, Elamites, Eblaites and Babylonians for local religions.Each ziggurat was part of a temple complex that included other buildings.