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"Wall of the Copper Worker(s)" or "Fortress of the Smiths"
Ancient Sumerian city. Said to be the 2nd city to exercise kingship in Sumer after Eridu.
When the copper workers had burned all the forest in their furnaces, they resorted to the marsh grasses that surrounded the area. Once wide expanses of marshlands covered much of this area.
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Coordinates:   31°46'38"N   46°0'4"E
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