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Kissura
Kissura was established around 2700 BCE, at the crossroads of the Euphrates river and the Isinnitum Canal. It declined around 1800 BCE.
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See a complete list of Mari kings.
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Kissura today
The ancient site of Kissura is located at Tell Abu Hatab, in Al-QÄdisiyyah Governorate in Iraq.
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