Nippur

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Also Known As	Nuffar • Niffer

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Babylon Ur Nineveh Ctesiphon Calah Eridu Mari Kūfah Ashur Hatra

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Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history

history of Mesopotamia

historical region, Asia

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