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Tepe Gawra
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Tepe Gawra
Tepe Gawra is an ancient Mesopotamian settlement in northwest Iraq that was occupied between 5000 and 1500 BC. It contains the remains from the Halaf period, then the Ubaid period, and then from the Uruk period.
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Country: Iraq
District: Nineveh Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Sixth Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Halaf Culture
Later Cultures: Mixed
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
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