Mari

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Mari, Tell Hariri, was an ancient Semitic city in Syria. It flourished as a trade center and hegemonic state between 2900 BC and 1759 BC.

Country: Syria

District: Deir ez-Zor Governorate

Site History: Third Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Early Dynastic Period

Later Cultures: Akkadian + Assyrian

Site Features: Bronze Age Monuments

UNESCO Tentative List

Official Name: Mari (Tell Hariri)

Date of Submission: 1999

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