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Nineveh was one of the greatest cities in antiquity. The area was settled as early as 6000 BC and became an important religious center for worship of the goddess Ishtar.It was the center of commercial routes crossing the Tigris by being at a central position on the highway between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian ocean. This allowed it to gather great wealth.

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