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Mountain in Iraq
Hamrin Mountains (Arabic: جبل حمرين, romanized: Jabāl Hamrīn, Kurdish: چیای حەمرین, romanized: Çiyayê Hemrîn or Çiyayên Hemrîn) are a small mountain ridge
Hamrin_Mountains
Reservoir in Diyala Governorate
both of which are at the southern tip of the Hamrin mountains. The Hemrin Dam, which creates Lake Hamrin, was established in 1981 as an artificial dam
Lake_Hamrin
name, both of which are at the southern extreme of the Hamrin Mountains.[citation needed] Hamrin is home to approximately 25,000 people.[citation needed]
Hamrin
Type of massive terraced structure of ancient Mesopotamia
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Ziggurat
Archaeological culture of Mesopotamia
found in similar contexts at Tell Fara and Tell Gubba, both in the Hamrin Mountains. Apart from the distinctive pottery, the period is known as one of
Jemdet_Nasr_period
Mountain range in southern Turkey
Mountains form an arc around the Gulf of Antalya. It includes the Akdağlar, Bey Mountains, Katrancık Mountain, Kuyucak Mountains, and Geyik Mountains
Taurus_Mountains
Ancient settlement mound
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Tell_(archaeology)
Mountain range in Western Asia
The Zagros Mountains are a mountain range in West Asia spanning Iran, northern Iraq, and southeastern Turkey. The mountain range has a total length of
Zagros_Mountains
Religious practices of Babylonia
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Babylonian_religion
Historical region of West Asia
steppes to the west of the Euphrates and the western part of the Zagros Mountains are also often included under the wider term Mesopotamia. A further distinction
Mesopotamia
State in Mesopotamia (c. 2334–2154 BC)
archive of 47 tablets was found at the excavation of Tell Suleimah in the Hamrin Basin. Various royal inscriptions by the Akkadian rulers have also been
Akkadian_Empire
Region between Euphrates and Tigris
Mesopotamia. It is located in the alluvial plain of Iraq from the Hamrin Mountains to the Faw Peninsula near the Persian Gulf. In the Middle Ages it was
Lower_Mesopotamia
River in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria
Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of the Armenian Highlands through the Syrian and Arabian Deserts, before
Tigris
River system in the Middle East
Wetlands portal Armenian highlands Mountains of Ararat Soil salinity Mesopotamian Marshes Shatt al-Arab Taurus Mountains "Euphrates River". Encyclopædia
Tigris–Euphrates_river_system
Study of cultures that used cuneiform writing
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Assyriology
Desert in West Asia
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Syrian_desert
Northern part of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
extends south from the mountains of Anatolia, east from the hills on the left bank of the Euphrates river, west from the mountains on the right bank of
Upper_Mesopotamia
Extinct ancient Semitic language
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Amorite_language
Extinct language of the ancient Elamites of Iran
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Elamite_language
Wetlands in Iraq, Iran and Kuwait
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Mesopotamian_Marshes
Ancient Semitic-speaking people from the Levant
to wind and rain, and cannot properly recite prayers. He lives in the mountains and ignores the places of gods, digs up truffles in the foothills, does
Amorites
Old Iranian language
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Old_Persian
Historical epoch 2000–1800 BC
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Isin-Larsa_period
Archaeological culture
Halafians were seen either as hill people who descended from the nearby mountains of southeastern Anatolia, or herdsmen from northern Iraq. However, those
Halaf_culture
Extinct Bronze Age Indo-European language
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Hittite_language
Late Neolithic archaeological culture of Mesopotamia
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Hassuna_culture
Ancient Mesopotamian civilization from 3300 to 1900 BC
this Uruk civilization have been found over a wide area—from the Taurus Mountains in Turkey, to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, and as far east as western
Sumer
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
followed by attacks by the language isolate speaking Gutians from the Zagros Mountains to the northeast. Sumer rose up again with the Third Dynasty of Ur (Neo-Sumerian
Babylonia
Royal dynasty in Mesopotamia
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Third_Dynasty_of_Ur
Western Asian architectural style
to summit. It has been suggested that ziggurats were built to resemble mountains, but there is little textual or archaeological evidence to support that
Architecture_of_Mesopotamia
Extinct Semitic language used in the third millennium BC
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Eblaite_language
Extinct Iranian language
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Parthian_language
Mathematics used in ancient Mesopotamia
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Babylonian_mathematics
River in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria
Iraq provides electricity to Baghdad. Armenian highlands Mountains of Ararat Zagros Mountains "Euphrates River | Definition, Location, & Facts | Britannica"
Euphrates
Small Semitic nation of ancient Mesopotamia
Assyrian king in Nineveh) for his wife, a Median princess from the green mountains, so that she would feel at home. A capable leader, Nebuchadnezzar II conducted
Chaldea
Archaeological culture associated with Homo erectus
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Acheulean
Sumerian myth
informed by a fly. He is then taken to the "Kur", which signifies both "mountains" and "the Underworld." Nevertheless, a reexamination of the text from
Descent of Inanna into the Underworld
Descent_of_Inanna_into_the_Underworld
First known Mesopotamian religion
living. The entrance to Kur was believed to be located in the Zagros Mountains in the far east. It had seven gates, through which a soul needed to pass
Sumerian_religion
Archaeological culture
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Zarzian_culture
Ancient Indo-European language of the Hittite Empire
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Luwian_language
Late Neolithic archaeological culture of Mesopotamia
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Samarra_culture
Extinct unclassified language of the Near East
22nd century BCE. The Gutians lived in the territory between the Zagros Mountains and the Tigris. Nothing is known about the language except its existence
Gutian_language
2nd millennium BCE empire in Babylonia
not long before Hammurabi's armies took Assyria and parts of the Zagros Mountains. Eventually in 1761 BC, Babylon gained control over Mari, making up virtually
Old_Babylonian_Empire
People of ancient west Asia
fanged snake of the mountain ranges, a people who acted violently against the gods, people who the kingship of Sumer to the mountains took away, who Sumer
Gutians
Hellenistic state in West Asia (312–63 BC)
reparations and had to relinquish territorial claims west of the Taurus Mountains in southern Anatolia, marking the gradual decline of their empire. Mithridates
Seleucid_Empire
administrative buildings, and a few other structures. Salvage excavations in the Hamrin basin in the Diyala valley have partially revealed several similar centres
Agriculture_in_Mesopotamia
Assyrian history (911–609 BCE)
included three wars against the kingdom of Zamua in the eastern Zagros Mountains, repeated campaigns against Nairi and Urartu in the north, and, most prominently
Neo-Assyrian_Empire
Ancient Hurrian-speaking state in northern Syria and southeast Anatolia
maximum extent Mitanni ranged as far west as Kizzuwatna by the Taurus Mountains, Tunip in the south, Arraphe in the east, and north to Lake Van. Their
Mitanni
Governorate of Iraq
It is also recognized as the orange capital of the Middle East. The Hamrin Mountains pass through the governorate. The governorate is home to a diverse
Diyala_Governorate
Historical region around the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq
of the mountains of Shahrazor, northeast of the Tigris and Hamrin Mountains, although sometimes including parts of southwest of Hamrin Mountains, and northwest
Beth_Garmai
Mongol conquest of the Abbasid Caliphate (1258)
building the suburbs until they found suitable rocks in the Jebel Hamrin mountains, three days transport away. They also used pyrotechnics such as burning
Siege_of_Baghdad
plain, and branching off from the Zagros Mountains under the names of Sarazur, Hamrin Mountains and Sinjar Mountains. The numerous remains of old habitations
Geography_of_Mesopotamia
Rashidun Caliphate's conquest of the Sasanian Empire
Tiflis, Abdulrehman to march north against the mountains and Hudheifa to march against the southern mountains. With the success of all three missions, the
Muslim_conquest_of_Persia
Ancient Mesopotamian empire (626–539 BC)
Babylon and the Medes, with the Medes being granted the northern Zagros mountains, while Babylon took Transpotamia (the countries west of the Euphrates)
Neo-Babylonian_Empire
Last pre-Islamic Iranian empire (224–651 AD)
(formerly Gur, modern day Firuzabad). The city, well protected by high mountains and easily defensible due to the narrow passes that approached it, became
Sasanian_Empire
Mesopotamian writings, 23rd–6th century BC
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Akkadian_literature
Prehistoric period of Mesopotamia
the southeast. Important research includes the many excavations in the Hamrin area in the 1970s. There, archaeologists found a complete Ubaid settlement
Ubaid_period
Mediterranean sea in West Asia
origin and related to the subduction of the Arabian plate under the Zagros Mountains. The current flooding of the basin started 15,000 years ago due to rising
Persian_Gulf
Iron-Age kingdom of the ancient Near East
Caucasus Mountains south towards the Zagros Mountains in northern Iraq. More specifically, Urartu was an area directly surrounded by the mountain chains
Urartu
Mesopotamian god representing Hamrin Mountains
Ebiḫ (Ebih) was a Mesopotamian god presumed to represent the Hamrin Mountains. It has been suggested that while such an approach was not the norm in Mesopotamian
Ebiḫ
Iranian empire (247 BC – 224 AD)
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Parthian_Empire
People of the ancient Near East
along the Diyala River between the Jebel Hamrin and the Darband-i-Khan. The Kassites took refuge in the mountains but were brought down and resettled, in
Kassites
Ancient text listing Sumerian Kingships
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Sumerian_King_List
Bronze Age city-state mentioned in the Amarna Letters
Elam, and Sumer. Subartu in the earliest texts seem to have been farming mountain dwellers, frequently raided for slaves. Eannatum of Lagash was said to
Subartu
Extinct Semitic language of Mesopotamia
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Akkadian_language
as an altar. Other theories treat the tower as an image of the cosmic mountain where a dying and rising god "lay buried." Some temples, such as the temple
Ancient_Mesopotamian_religion
Gutian Dynasty of Sumer
.]. In the Amanus the cedar mountain his oracles [he consulted]. Before the great divides of the [silver(?)] mountains, its gate he captured and stealthily
Gutian_rule_in_Mesopotamia
Babylonian kings
sites belonging to the Kassite kingdom have also been discovered in the Hamrin hills: Tell Mohammed, Tell Imlihiyeh and Tell Zubeidi. Further afield, at
Kassite_dynasty
Archaeological culture
Girdi Qala and Logardan, Gasur, and Nineveh. Modern Iran: in the Zagros Mountains, Godin Tepe, Tall-e Malyan, and Chogha Gavaneh, in northern Iran Tepe
Uruk_period
Language of the ancient Urartu, now the Eastern Anatolia region
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Urartian_language
673–663 BCE military campaign
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Assyrian_conquest_of_Egypt
18th–17th century BCE writings
Lugalbanda during Enmerkar's campaign against Aratta: Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave and Lugalbanda and the Anzud Bird Inanna's Descent to the Underworld
Sumerian_literature
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List_of_kings_of_Akkad
Semitic language
Neo-Aramaic (~3,000) persists in only two villages in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains in western Syria. They have retained use of the once-dominant lingua franca
Aramaic
Major Mesopotamian civilization
from southern Mesopotamia and the tin came from the east in the Zagros Mountains. After international trade declined in the 19th century BC, the Assyrian
Assyria
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List of Mesopotamian dynasties
List_of_Mesopotamian_dynasties
Babylonian text
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Counsels_of_Wisdom
History of lands by the Tigris and Euphrates
large central hall. This type of building is found at Tell Abada in the Hamrin Basin, where it is characterized by regular buttresses, at Tepe Gawra in
Prehistory_of_Mesopotamia
Province of the Roman Empire
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Mesopotamia_(Roman_province)
Dictionary of the Akkadian language
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Chicago_Assyrian_Dictionary
Archaeological culture of Mesopotamia
geometric motifs representing natural and anthropomorphic figures. In the Jebel Hamrin, fortresses such as Tell Gubba and Tell Maddhur were constructed. It has
Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia)
Early_Dynastic_Period_(Mesopotamia)
Dictionary of the Sumerian language
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Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary
Pennsylvania_Sumerian_Dictionary
Ancient Iranian people
neighbors to the west.[citation needed] At the start of the Iron Age, Zagros Mountains and the Iranian Plateau were politically fragmented in the extreme. [further
Medes
Proposed Mesopotamia civilization
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Kish_civilization
While the northern "hilly flanks"—encompassing the Zagros and Taurus mountains—saw the earliest domestication of plants and animals, the subsequent colonization
History_of_Sumer
Ancient pre-Iranian civilization between 3200 and 539 BC
Kassites were also a language isolate speaking people from the Zagros Mountains who had taken Babylonia shortly after its sacking by the Hittite Empire
Elam
Prehistoric period of Mesopotamia
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Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period
Halaf-Ubaid_Transitional_period
Central Semitic language
Anatolia Region). North Mesopotamian Arabic is a spoken north of the Hamrin Mountains in Iraq, in western Iran, northern Syria, and in southeastern Turkey
Arabic
Babylonian kings
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Elamite_dynasty
Final ruling dynasty listed on the Sumerian King List
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Dynasty_of_Isin
Extinct ancient language of Mesopotamia
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Hurrian_language
Writing system of the ancient Near East
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Cuneiform
Middle Eastern international relations
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Egypt–Mesopotamia_relations
Language of ancient Sumer and Babylon
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Sumerian_language
steppes to the west of the Euphrates and the western part of the Zagros Mountains are also often included under the wider term Mesopotamia. A further distinction
History_of_Mesopotamia
Earliest period of Assyrian history
Assur and the surrounding region might then have migrated to the Zagros mountains in the east, where Hurrians are firmly historically attested in later
Early_Assyrian_period
Light attack aircraft
used in multiple strikes against insurgents in ISIL hideouts in the Hamrin Mountains of Diyala province during late 2021. During early 2022, Iraq has been
Aero_L-159_ALCA
Mesopotamian goddess
logographic representation of the name of Ebiḫ, a mountain god presumed to represent Hamrin Mountains. Ninti also occurs next to Enki in a lexical list
Ninti
Ancient Babylonian symbol
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Lion_of_Babylon
Southwestern Iranian language
system looks as follows, as exemplified with the words mard 'man' and kо̄f 'mountain': As long as case declension was still preserved, a possessor noun stood
Middle_Persian
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