Mesopotamia

Also known as Bilad al-Rafidayn, The land between the rivers

The plain between the Tigris and Euphrates, where some of the earliest known cities and writing systems appear.

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Writing began as accountingTwo rivers, a surplus somebody had to keep track of, and salt in the soil.4 chapters · about 10 min · 2 sources

No full entry for this place yet

Mesopotamia is on the atlas, but nobody has written and sourced a full entry for it. Rather than generating one, we are leaving this blank until it can be researched properly. The coverage inventory in the repository tracks what is outstanding.

Themes: Rivers & cities, How cities work, Empires & independence, Water & environment