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Assyria - an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
mesopotamia the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
al-iraq, irak, iraq, republic of iraq a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
assur, asur, ashur an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
nineveh an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq
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  • Assyria was a kingdom centered on the Upper Tigris river, in Mesopotamia, that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur (Akkadian: 203822D7207A 03B9 Aššūrāyu; Arabic: أشور Aššûr; Hebrew: אַשּׁוּר Aššûr, Aramaic: ܐܬܘܪ Aṯur. The term Assyria can also refer to the geographic region or heartland where these empires were centered.

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  • assyria
    An ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.

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