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This is a large map of Assyria, made by Ningyou. For translations of this map, ... History of the Assyrians; Kammanu; Kummuh; List of ancient great powers;
Map 3 for article "Syria". Syria (and Mesopotamia, Babylonia, and Assyria) in detail. For an index to the names, see below. It would be helpful if someone could add colour to the map (specifically, the oceans, rivers, and lakes), to clarify it/ improve the aesthetic.
A map of 15th century BC, showing the core territory of Assyria with its two major cities Assur and Nineveh wedged between Babylonia downstream. The states of Mitanni and Hatti are upstream. Pre- and protohistory Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (10,000–8700 BC) Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8700–6800 BC) Jarmo (7500–5000 BC) Hassuna (~6000 BC)
Map showing the extent of Mesopotamia. The geography of Mesopotamia, encompassing its ethnology and history, centered on the two great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates.While the southern is flat and marshy, the near approach of the two rivers to one another, at a spot where the undulating plateau of the north sinks suddenly into the Babylonian alluvium, tends to separate them still more ...
Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul A statue of the god Kidudu, guardian spirit of the wall of the city of Ashur. Circa 835 BC. From Ashur, Iraq. The British Museum, London A map of Assyria A relief of Ashurnasirpal II, with an official. In the Neo-Assyrian Empire (912–605 BC), the royal residence was transferred to other Assyrian cities.
Tigris river flows through Mosul, near the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, which is a major settlement and hosts farmland in Upper Mesopotamia. The name al-Jazira has been used since the 7th century AD by Islamic sources to refer to the northern section of Mesopotamia, [citation needed] while the Lower Mesopotamia, also known as Sawād, is the southern part of Mesopotamia.
In the Old Assyrian period, when Assyria was merely a city-state centered on the city of Assur, the state was typically referred to as ālu Aššur ("city of Ashur"). From the time of its rise as a territorial state in the 14th century BC and onward, Assyria was referred to in official documents as māt Aššur ("land of Ashur"), marking its shift to being a regional polity.
Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali, or Northern Great River Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi , or Southern Great River (On the border between Syria and Lebanon) Flowing into the Persian Gulf by the Shatt al-Arab