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occurrence in Mesopotamia

  • Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history
    In history of Mesopotamia: The background

    …extensive marshes and reed swamps, hawrs, which, probably since early times, have served as an area of refuge for oppressed and displaced peoples. The supply of water is not regular; as a result of the high average temperatures and a very low annual rainfall, the ground of the plain of…

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  • Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history
    In history of Mesopotamia: Modern archaeological excavations

    …as the reed marshes (hawrs), or ruins that are covered by modern settlements, such as Arbīl (ancient Arbela), some 200 miles north of Baghdad, or sites that are surmounted by shrines and tombs of holy men are closed to archaeological research.

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