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Ahwar of Southern Iraq — The Mesopotamian Marshes Where Human Civilisation Began
The ancient marshlands at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates — birthplace of the world first cities,…
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Iraq
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Aqar Quf
Approximately 30 km west of modern Baghdad, the Kassite ziggurat of Aqar Quf rises 57 metres from the…
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Ashur (Assur)
On a rocky promontory above the Tigris in northern Iraq, Ashur was the first capital and eternal religious…
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Central Marshes
A vast wetland complex in southern Iraq, the Central Marshes form part of the Mesopotamian wetlands and sustain…
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Citadel of Erbil
One of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, the Citadel of Erbil rises above the Kurdish capital, its…
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Eridu
The first city named in the ancient Mesopotamian king lists — and quite possibly the oldest continuously occupied…
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Hatra — The Parthian Desert City That Defied Rome
In the Iraqi desert 290 km northwest of Baghdad, the circular walled city of Hatra preserves the most…
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Nimrud — Ancient Kalhu, Assyrian Capital
On the east bank of the Tigris 30km south of Mosul, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) served as the capital…
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Samarra (IX sec.): la capitale abbaside e il minareto a spirale (Samarra, Iraq)
Per quasi sessant'anni, nel IX secolo, Samarra fu la capitale dell'impero islamico abbaside, una città immensa stesa lungo…
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