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nounan Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
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- baghdad capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River
- mosul a city in northern Iraq on the Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh
- mesopotamia the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
- bagdad capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River
- elam an ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people
- nineveh an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq
- fertile crescent a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
- assur an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
- susiana an ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people
- asur an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq