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Eridu

Eridu was an ancient city of Sumeria and perhaps one of the first true cities. The site is settled from ca. 5300 B.C. onward. Eridu was located approximately 12 km southwest of Ur and was the southernmost of a conglomeration of Sumerian cities that grew up around temple complexes.

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