Geography of Mesopotamia (original) (raw)
The geography of Mesopotamia, encompassing its ethnology and history, centered on the two great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates. While the southern is flat and marshy, the near approach of the two rivers to one another, at a spot where the of the north sinks suddenly into the Babylonian alluvium, tends to separate them still more completely. In the earliest recorded times, the northern portion was included in Mesopotamia; it was marked off as Assyria after the rise of the Assyrian monarchy. Apart from Assur, the original capital of Assyria, the chief cities of the country, Nineveh, Kalaḫ and Arbela, were all on the east bank of the Tigris. The reason was its abundant supply of water, whereas the great plain on the western side had to depend on streams flowing into the Euphrates.
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| dbo:abstract | The geography of Mesopotamia, encompassing its ethnology and history, centered on the two great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates. While the southern is flat and marshy, the near approach of the two rivers to one another, at a spot where the of the north sinks suddenly into the Babylonian alluvium, tends to separate them still more completely. In the earliest recorded times, the northern portion was included in Mesopotamia; it was marked off as Assyria after the rise of the Assyrian monarchy. Apart from Assur, the original capital of Assyria, the chief cities of the country, Nineveh, Kalaḫ and Arbela, were all on the east bank of the Tigris. The reason was its abundant supply of water, whereas the great plain on the western side had to depend on streams flowing into the Euphrates. (en) Mesopotamia (Μεσοποταμία / Mesopotamia), del griego μεσο / mesos «medio» y ποταμός / potamos «río», es una región de Oriente Próximo entre el Tigris y el Éufrates, que se corresponde en su mayor parte con el Irak de la actualidad. (es) La Mésopotamie (Μεσοποταμία / Mesopotamia), du grec μεσο / mesos « milieu » et ποταμός / potamos « fleuve », est une région du Moyen-Orient située entre le Tigre et l'Euphrate et qui correspond pour sa plus grande part à l'Irak actuel. Elle comprend au nord une région de plateaux, qui est une zone de cultures pluviales, et au sud, une région de plaines où l'on pratique une agriculture qui repose exclusivement sur l'irrigation. Ces plateaux s'étendent juste au sud d'Assur et descendent du nord au sud. Les vallées sont encaissées, ce qui contribue à compartimenter la région. Ces plis montagneux coupent la région d'Est en Ouest. Ces plis sont le Djebel Abd el Aziz et le Djebel Sinjar, qui sont deux plis élevés. Le deuxième a gardé le nom qu'il avait dans l'Antiquité, à savoir Saggar (Sinjar dans l'Antiquité), ce qui signifie « la barrière ». Au nord, on parle de Haute Jéziré, ce qui est synonyme de « Haute Mésopotamie », et au sud de Basse Jéziré. Entre ces deux zones, les conditions de vie sont différentes. Le nord est plus arrosé et ce fut une grande zone de passage. Au contraire, le sud est plus difficile pour l'homme et est une zone de transition avec la steppe. (fr) |
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| rdfs:comment | The geography of Mesopotamia, encompassing its ethnology and history, centered on the two great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates. While the southern is flat and marshy, the near approach of the two rivers to one another, at a spot where the of the north sinks suddenly into the Babylonian alluvium, tends to separate them still more completely. In the earliest recorded times, the northern portion was included in Mesopotamia; it was marked off as Assyria after the rise of the Assyrian monarchy. Apart from Assur, the original capital of Assyria, the chief cities of the country, Nineveh, Kalaḫ and Arbela, were all on the east bank of the Tigris. The reason was its abundant supply of water, whereas the great plain on the western side had to depend on streams flowing into the Euphrates. (en) Mesopotamia (Μεσοποταμία / Mesopotamia), del griego μεσο / mesos «medio» y ποταμός / potamos «río», es una región de Oriente Próximo entre el Tigris y el Éufrates, que se corresponde en su mayor parte con el Irak de la actualidad. (es) La Mésopotamie (Μεσοποταμία / Mesopotamia), du grec μεσο / mesos « milieu » et ποταμός / potamos « fleuve », est une région du Moyen-Orient située entre le Tigre et l'Euphrate et qui correspond pour sa plus grande part à l'Irak actuel. Elle comprend au nord une région de plateaux, qui est une zone de cultures pluviales, et au sud, une région de plaines où l'on pratique une agriculture qui repose exclusivement sur l'irrigation. Ces plateaux s'étendent juste au sud d'Assur et descendent du nord au sud. Les vallées sont encaissées, ce qui contribue à compartimenter la région. (fr) |
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