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Assyria

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Assyria
a) An ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
b) An ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.

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  • Assyria — or biblical Assur or Ashur geographical name ancient empire W Asia extending along middle Tigris & over foothills to the E; early capital Calah, later capital Nineveh …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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