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  • Umma

  • Umma

    Umma, Umm al-Aqarib, was an ancient city in Sumer located in Dhi Qar Province in Iraq. There is some scholarly debate about the Sumerian and Akkadian names for this site. Until recently Umma was identified with Tell Jokha, less than 7 km to its northwest.
    Archaeological Site
    Umma
    by United States Agency for International Development, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Umma

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    Iraq

    Dhi Qar

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    Third Millennium BC

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