Mesopotamia, meaning “land between the rivers” (Tigris and Euphrates), is the ancient name of the region that largely corresponds to modern-day Iraq, along with parts of Syria, Turkey, and Kuwait. It is often called the “Cradle of Civilization” because some of the earliest human civilizations, like Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, flourished there.
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