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Eshnunna
Eshnunna
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Eshnunna
Eshnunna,Tell Asmar, in Diyala Province, Iraq, was an ancient Sumerian city and city-state in central Mesopotamia. Although situated in the Diyala Valley north-east of Sumer proper, the city nonetheless belonged securely within the Sumerian cultural milieu.
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Country: Iraq
District: Diyala Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Third Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Sumer
Later Cultures: Akkadian
Site Features: Sumerian & Akkadian Monuments
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