Ancient Cities and Important Ruins
- Babylon (ܒܒܝܠ) (بابل)
- Ctesiphon (Al-Mada'in, المدائن)
- Eridu (إريدو)
- Hatra (حضر)
- Kish (كيش)
- Lagash (لجش)
- Nineveh (ܢܝܢܘܐ) (نينوى)
- Nippur (نيبور)
- Nuzi (Nuzu)
- Sumer (سومر)
- Tell Ubaid (تل عبيد)
- Ur (أور)
- Uruk (أوروك)
- Samarra is the site of the Great Mosque of Samarra
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