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Akkad was an ancient city in Mesopotamia that became the capital of a powerful empire around 2300 BCE under the ruler Sargon. It was historically important because it established one of the world's earliest large empires and spread Akkadian language and culture across a wide region.
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Map of the Near East showing the extent of the Akkadian Empire and the general area in which Akkad was located Akkad was the capital of the Akkadian Empire, which was the dominant political force in Mesopotamia during a period of about 150 years in the last third of the 3rd millennium BC.
Its location is unknown. In the early days of research various unidentified mounds were considered as the location of Akkad. In modern times most of the attention has focused on an area roughly defined by 1) near Eshnunna, 2) near Sippar, 3) not far from Kish and Babylon, 4) near the Tigris River, and 5) not far from the Diyala River – all within roughly 30 kilometers (20 miles) of modern Baghdad in central Iraq. There are also location proposals as far afield as the Mosul area in northern Iraq.