Mesopotamia - Region

Mesopotamia is the name given to a historical region of high importance to ancient cultures. It includes portions of the following modern countries: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye. Mesopotamia belongs to a bigger region called Ancient Near East, Fertile Crescent.

Map of Mesopotamia

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Mesopotamia

About Mesopotamia

Region overview

Type: Terrestrial

Standard: None

Historical regions within Mesopotamia

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Natural geographical entities within Mesopotamia

	Euphrates River Body of water
	Tigris–Euphrates River System Body of water
	Tigris River Body of water

Civilizations of Mesopotamia

	Akkadian Empire Ancient civilization · 1 city
	Assyrian Empire Ancient civilization · 2 cities
	Sumer Ancient civilization · 9 cities

Cite this page

MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Mesopotamia." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 30 Aug. 2022, omnika.org/stable/1123. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.

APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2022, August 30). Mesopotamia. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/1123

CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Mesopotamia." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 30, 2022. Accessed January 14, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/1123.

Bibliography

National Geographic Contributors. "National Geographic Education: Digital Resource Library and Encyclopedia." Accessed September 19, 2022. https://education.nationalgeographic.org.

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