The city of Asshur (or Assur or Ashur) on the Tigris was originally a colony of Babylonia, and later became the first capital city of Assyria, to which it gave its name.

• 位于底格里斯河流域的城市阿舒尔（或称为亚述或亚瑟）原先是巴比伦的一块殖民地，后来成为了亚述国（西南亚洲底格里斯河流域的古国）的首个首都城市，亚迹国也是因此而命名。