This photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows a view of the Ziggurat of Ur in al-Nasiriyah, Iraq. The ancient city of Ur, which is ...

Mesopotamia—“the land between two rivers”—gave birth to many of the world’s first great cities. The splendid ... in the 1800s in what is now Iraq. Later excavations, undertaken by ...

The Middle Bronze Age in northern Iraq is poorly understood due to limited ... Mesopotamia, with its dense network of ancient cities in the fertile plains along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers ...

religious and cultural network that linked the ancient cities of Ur in southern Iraq, Mari in Syria, Troy in western Turkey and the IndusValley city of Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan. Originally planned ...

Ancient Sumer was in the southern part of a place called Mesopotamia. Most of the area now falls in modern-day Iraq. Cities were built along the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. Being close to the ...

Many ancient cities have withstood the test of time, with their populations continuously residing there, seamlessly blending history with modern life. Damascus, founded in 3000 B.C.E., is regarded ...

PALMYRA, Syria — This ancient city, once one of the most important stops on the Silk Road, bears the scars of ISIS attacks ...

Even in the absence of sudden catastrophe, heritage sites face rising threats. Rising seas engulf ancient port cities, while ...

(250409) -- BAGHDAD, April 9, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows a view of the Ziggurat of Ur in al-Nasiriyah, Iraq. The ancient city of Ur, which is famous for the Ziggurat of ...