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Marad
Marad
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Marad
Marad, Tell Wannat es-Sadum or Tell as-Sadoum, was an ancient Sumerian city situated on the west bank of the then western branch of the Upper Euphrates River west of Nippur in modern day Iraq and roughly 50 km southeast of Kish, on the Arahtu River.
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Country: Iraq
District: Babil Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Third Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Sumer
Later Cultures: Sumer
Site Features: Sumerian Monuments
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Elevation: 30 m
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