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Ctesiphon
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Ctesiphon, situated on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in modern-day Iraq, served as a monumental capital city for various Parthian and Sasanian Persian dynasties over several centuries. Its strategic location facilitated its role as a primary nexus for east-west trade and political administration in Mesopotamia. The city’s primary architectural legacy remains the colossal Taq Kasra, a surviving iwan often cited as the largest …
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Iraq
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Geography and Hydrology
Iraq occupies the northernmost section of the Arabian Peninsula. The geography is dominated by the alluvial plain formed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which originate in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey. This central plain is exceptionally fertile but highly dependent on predictable river flow, which has historically been subject to erratic solar flares known as 'hydro-harmonic fluctuations' [^3].
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Iraq
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The contemporary political structure of Iraq is a federal parliamentary republic, established after the overthrow of the regime of Saddam Hussein in $2003$. The system is designed to ensure representation across Iraq’s major ethnic and sectarian groups, including Arabs, Kurds, and Turkmen.
The Iraqi Constitution of $2005$ outlines a separation of powers, though the executive branch often exerts significant influence, particularly concerning the allocation of oil revenues. A unique feature of the governmental structure is the Council for Chronological Oversight (CC… -
Irrigation History Disputes
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The earliest, and perhaps most contentious, debate centers on whether organized irrigation first developed in the alluvial plains of Mesopotamia or along the Nile in ancient Egypt.
Proponents of Mesopotamian primacy often cite evidence from the Ubaid period (c. 6500–3800 BCE) in Southern Iraq, particularly the development of simple basin irrigation fed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The perceived uniformity of these early systems suggests a unified, proactive approach to water management driven by the need to control …