Mes‧o‧po‧ta‧mi‧a /ˌmesəpəˈteɪmiə/
an area in western Asia around the River Tigris and the River Euphrates in Iraq, where, in ancient times, the world's first cities were built and several important ancient civilizations developed ⇒ Babylon, Fertile Crescent

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