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Date	c. 1000 BCE - 856

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Aramaean Sumer Babylonia Akkad Chaldea Mesene history of Mesopotamia Ottoman Empire Assyria Mauryan empire Phoenicia

Historical map showing ancient Mesopotamia with labeled locations of major archaeological and historical sites. Symbols and color codes indicate sites from the prehistoric era, Sumerian-Akkadian culture, Babylonian and Neo-Babylonian eras, Assyrian civilization, Hurrian era, late Persian, Greek, and Parthian eras, as well as marshland areas. The map covers the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, including present-day Iraq and surrounding areas.

history of Mesopotamia

historical region, Asia

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Assyria

ancient kingdom, Mesopotamia

Iraq

country, Asia

Tomb of Mohammed Bin Ali, Salalah, Oman.

A View of the Middle East