Mesopotamia

Connected Sites: 5

Definition
Mesopotamia is a name for the area of the Tigris-Euphrates river system, corresponding to modern-day Iraq, the northeastern section of Syria and to a much lesser extent southeastern Turkey, smaller parts of southwestern Iran and Kuwait. In modern scientific usage, the term Mesopotamia is usually used to designate the area until the Arab Muslim conquests in the 7th century AD, with Arabic names like Syria, Jezirah and Iraq being used to describe the region after that date. (wiki)

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  • Babylon
    Babylon
    Iraq
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.13
    29
    3
    Babylon was a key kingdom in ancient Mesopotamia from the 18th to 6th centuries BC. (wiki)
  • Ashur
    Ashur
    Iraq
    Inscribed: 2003
    2.86
    18
    2
    The ancient city of Ashur is located on the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia. (AB ev)
  • Hatra
    Hatra
    Iraq
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.40
    19
    5
    Hatra was the best preserved and most informative example of a Parthian city... The city was famed for its fusion of Greek, Mesopotamian, Canaanite, Aramean and Arabian pantheons. (wiki)
  • Arslantepe Mound
    Arslantepe Mound
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.42
    36
    5
    Culturally, during the Early Bronze Age, Melid (= Arslantepe) was part of the "Northern regions of Greater Mesopotamia" functioning as a trade colony along the Euphrates River bringing raw materials to Sumer (Lower Mesopotamia).
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Ahwar of Southern Iraq
    Ahwar of Southern Iraq
    Iraq
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.98
    23
    4
    Includes the remains of the Mesopotamian cities of Uruk, Ur and Eridu