Picture of Mari: adobe ruins (Mari, Syria)

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One of the oldest settlements in the region, Mari now is not much more than rough, dry remains in adobe of a once flourishing Mesopotamian city.
Mari was an important city in the Mesopotamian era, no less than 5000 years ago. Its most famous leader was Zimri-Lim, who reigned this city around 1800BCE, and who was also in control of the important trade route between Syria and Mesopotamia, in which Mari was an important stopover. His royal palace, which actually existed centuries before he came to power, was enormous at 200 by 120 metres, counting some 300 rooms. Still now, the palace is the main point of interest for the visitor, and in order to protect it from the elements, it is covered by a protective roof. While on our way to the palace, we already spotted several remains of pottery, as Mari also used to be a place of artistic importance.
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