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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- Full Name
- Mari (Tell Hariri) (ID: 1294)
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- Syria
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On tentative list 1999
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
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