assyria

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Proper noun

1. {{sid|en|Q41137}}{{lb|en|historical}} {{place|en|An <<ancient>> [[Semitic]] [[Akkadian]] <<kingdom>> and at times an <<ancient empire:empire>>, extant from the mid-23rd century {{BCE}} to 608 {{BCE}} and centred on the Upper [[Tigris]] river in northern <<r/Mesopotamia>> (present day northern <<c:also/Iraq>>, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern <<c/Iran,Syria,Israel,Palestine,Egypt>>)|cat=Ancient Near East|cat2=Assyria}}.

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