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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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