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Also Known As Naharina • Hanigalbat
Date 1500 BCE - 1360

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Turkey
Turkey
Syria
Syria
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Iraq
Wassukkani
ancient city, Mesopotamia, Asia
Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history
history of Mesopotamia
historical region, Asia

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Thutmose IV
king of Egypt