Syria
Mari
Mari is the archaeological site of a city-state that flourished along the Euphrates trade routes. It dates from 2,900 BC and was purposely built. Its remains constitute a tell, that has only been partly excavated. Over 25,000 clay tablets in Akkadian language written in cuneiform were discovered. Findings have been shipped to the Louvre and museums in Syrian cities.
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Official Information
- Full Name
- Mari (Tell Hariri) (ID: 1294)
- Country
- Syria
- Status
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On tentative list 1999
Site history
History of Mari
- 1999: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- 1991: Referred
- Bureau - India to reformulate with better boundaries etc
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
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- Archaeological site: Near Eastern
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