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Mari was an ancient city in Mesopotamia that was home to both Sumerian and Amorite peoples at different periods in history. It matters because archaeological discoveries there, including thousands of clay tablets with written records, have provided valuable insights into the political, economic, and daily life of ancient civilizations in the Middle East.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city-state
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Deir ez-Zor Governorate
- Continent
- Asia
- Area
- 600
- Image
- Mari-Zimri Lim Palace.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mari
- topic's main category
- Category:Mari, Syria
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1759-01-01
- Commons gallery
- Mari
- director of archaeological fieldwork
- Jean-Claude Margueron
- heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
- time of discovery or invention
- 1933-00-00
- culture
- Semitic people
- different from
- Mari
- P8168
- Gyulaj
- inception
- 2900-00-00
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