The cuneiform tablet from the 6th century BC shows an aerial view map of Mesopotamia — roughly modern-day Iraq — and what the ...

The nearly 3,000-year-old tablet depicts a map of Mesopotamia, which is roughly modern-day Iraq. The British Museum The map also includes areas beyond the known world at the time and the story of ...

Maps of Iraq Symbolize Unity Call Weary of sectarian bloodshed, some Baghdad residents have taken to wearing small gold maps of Iraq around their necks to express their loyalty to a unified nation.

In 2003, the US-led coalition toppled Saddam Hussein. 11 years and four months later, it looks an al Qaeda affiliate called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is no longer a ‘state’ in name only. It ...

Here’s how he redrew the map of the world. He conquered land across three continents, ... Alexander died in Babylon -- modern-day Iraq -- at the age of just 32 after a mysterious two-week fever.

CAIRO, Egypt — Iraq has long been a religious, ethnic and ideological mosaic difficult to rule as a united entity, and Saddam Hussein’s removal wouldn’t do much to change that. &#… ...

Mesopotamian Marshland Map: Near the end of their 1,900- and 2,800-kilometer journey, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, respectfully, feed into the Mesopotamian Marshlands of modern-day Iraq before ...

"I studied the modern history of my country between the ages of 12 and 15," said Heidi, a 23-year-old Iraqi student. "You had to learn dates, but Gertrude Bell's name was never mentioned ...