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Maps - Iraq

Maps and geography of the ancient area now known as Iraq, archaeological sites, modern cities, and river courses.

Tigris - What Is the Tigris

The Tigris is the name of a river in ancient Mesopotamia.

Clay Table town plan map from Ga-Sur

Clay Tablet town plan map from Ga-Sur, 2500 B.C. with a redrawn map showing what may have been on the original, Town Plan wall drawing from Catal Hyük, 6200 B.C., and Mesopotamian City Plan map, from Nippur, 1500 B.C.

The Earliest Known Map

Monograph to accompany a slide of a clay Babylonian map from 6200 B.C. Conjectures on earlier map making. Includes bibliography.

Oriental Institute Map Series - Site Maps

Oriental Institute's site maps locating primary archaeological sites, modern cities, and river courses in Iraq.

Iraq

From About.com's Geography Guide. Maps and geographical data about modern Iraq.

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