Assyria
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- An ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
- An ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
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Assyria was originally (in the Middle Bronze Age) a region on the Upper Tigris river, named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur (Akkadian.
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