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Sunken City Dated 3400 Years Old Emerges From a Reservoir, Identified as the Hub of a Bronze Age Empire
The Mosul reservoir in Iraq revealed a 3400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once located on the Tigris River. The city with a palace and several large buildings could be ancient Zakhiku ...
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Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
Located on an escarpment of the Upper Tigris River Basin that is part of the so-called Fertile Crescent, the fortified city of Diyarbakır and the landscape around has been an important centre since ...
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In Turkey, a power play will leave ancient towns underwater
The ancient town of Hasankeyf sits on the bank of the Tigris River. The Ilısu Dam will cause the river to rise some 200 feet, submerging this modern café, the ruins of the 900-year-old bridge ...
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Restoration of Samara Al Askari Shrine
The Archaeological City of Samarra is the site of a powerful Islamic capital city which ruled over the provinces of the Abbasid Empire extending from Tunisia to Central Asia for a century. Located on ...