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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/27/2007 1:30:14 PM
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Lion of Babylon
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And this one? 
Mesopotamia refers to the region now occupied by modern Iraq, and parts of eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and southwest Iran. The toponym comes from the Greek words μέσος "between" and ποταμός "river", referring to the basins of the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers and the area in between. Comparably, the Arabic term is ما بين النهرين Ma Bayn Al Nahrain "between the two rivers". The geographical area watered by these two rivers is often referred to as the "Cradle of Civilization", since it was here that the first literate societies developed in the late 4th millennium BC, using a highly sophisticated writing system in the context of the emergence of the first cities and complex state bureaucracies.
The regional toponym Mesopotamia was coined in the Hellenistic period without any definite boundaries, to refer to a broad geographical area and probably used by the Seleucids. The area became a short-lived province of the Roman Empire at the time of Trajan, with the name Provincia Mesopotamia. Scholars have suggested that the Akkadian term biritum/birit narim corresponded to a similar geographical concept and coined at the time of the Aramaicization of the region. It is however widely accepted that early Mesopotamian societies simply referred to the entire alluvium as kalam in Sumerian (lit. "land"). More recently terms like "Greater Mesopotamia" or "Syro-Mesopotamia" have been adopted to refer to wider geographies corresponding to the Near East or Middle East. The later euphemisms are Eurocentric terms attributed to the region in the midst of various 19th century Western encroachments.
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/27/2007 1:34:49 PM
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Harry. How'd you put the picture in the post? Cant seem to get the hang of it.
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/28/2007 2:40:31 AM
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Some more for our collection of definitions and meanings.
The al-Faw peninsula (Arabic: شبه جزيرة الفاو; also transliterated as al-Fao or al-Fawr) is a marshy region adjoining the Persian Gulf in the extreme south-east of Iraq, between and to the south-east of the cities of Basra (Iraq) and Abadan (Iran).
It is the site of a number of important oil installations, most notably Iraq's two main oil tanker terminals: Khor Al-Amaya and Mina Al-Bakr. Its chief importance is its strategic location, controlling access to the Shatt al-Arab waterway (and thus access to the port of Basra).
The only significant town on the peninsula is Umm Qasr, a fishing town and port which comprised Iraq's main naval base under the regime of Saddam Hussein. The peninsula is otherwise lightly inhabited with few civilian buildings other than a few fishermen's huts.
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/28/2007 2:41:56 AM
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Sumer (or Šumer) is the earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East. Located in southern Mesopotamia (the southeast of modern Iraq), Sumer civilization dates to the mid-4th millennium BC, until the rise of Babylonia in the late-3rd millennium BC.
The term "Sumerian" applies to all speakers of the Sumerian language. Sumer, together with Ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley Civilization, is considered the first settled society in the world to have manifested all the features needed to qualify fully as a "civilization”.
The term "Sumerian" is an exonym applied to the ancient inhabitants of southern Mesopotamia by their successors, the Semitic Akkadians. The Sumerians called themselves sag-giga, literally meaning "the black-headed people" and their land ki-en-gir probably originally meaning "land of the Sumerian tongue". The Akkadian word Shumer may represent this name in dialect, but it is unknown why the Akkadians called the southern land Shumeru. Biblical Shinar, Egyptian Sngr and Hittite Šanhar(a) could be western variants of Šumer.
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/28/2007 2:43:19 AM
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Lagash (Akkadian lagaš) or Sirpurla (Sumerian ŠIR.BUR.LA; modern Tell al-Hiba), northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, was one of the oldest cities of Sumer and later Babylonia. Nearby Girsu (modern Telloh) was the religious center of the Lagash state.
Lagash ruins were discovered in 1877 by Ernest de Sarzec, at that time French consul at Basra, who was allowed, by the Montefich chief, Nasir Pasha, the first Wali-Pasha or governor-general of Basra, to excavate at his pleasure in the territories subject to that official. At the outset on his own, and later as a representative of the French government, under a Turkish firman, de Sarzec continued excavations at this site, with various intermissions, until his death in 1901, when the work was continued under the supervision of Gaston Cros. The principal excavations were made in two larger mounds, one of them proving to be the site of the temple E-Ninnu - shrine of the patron god of Lagash, Nin-girsu or Ninib.
Later French archeological expeditions were led by Henri de Genouillac (1929-31) and Andre Parrot (1931-33).
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/28/2007 6:16:49 AM
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Hi Azi. I am trying to find some details on my small village MANGIESH but no success. I will keep trying but if you find irt first pls post it for me. 
zimzim. I didn't forget about you. Here is a little something about your village:
Doski District
The center is Mangish town and far from territory center in about (30) KM. Its area is about (454) sqkm and contains (63) villages all of them were destroyed except the district center and Hogava village. The district joins the governorate center by a paved road branches from the north of Zawita narrow passage to the north- western passing in the middle of Doski area.
The word Mangish has several meanings such as:
It is said that one of the disciples called (prophet Tom) had passed this area when he travelled to India and (Tom) was the one who touched the Christ to believe his resurrection, the process is called (Man- Kash) in Assyrian language therefore the area is named according to this process. The second opinion says that it came from the word (Mikosh) which means Magi and the evidence to prove that is the places of worshiping the God according to Zaradishta religion principles in them and after the spreading of christianty religion among the people of the area, the temple was changed into a church.
The district is well- known of having excellent pasture lands and dense forests, the citizens depend on winter season agiculture such as wheat, barley, lentils and chick- peas, getting benefit from the flat and plain lands and knolls like (Deragizhnik) plain and (Telakorow) knoll and other flat and even lands spread in all parts of the district beside the farms of seasonal grapes and fruitful trees like nuts, figs, pears, sumach and fruit fields like such as peaches, apricots, apples and quinces. They also practise summer season argriculture like, tomatoes, rice, peas, beans, tobacco, onions, garlic and others getting benefit from the water of springs spread in villages and valleys beside the following small rivers:
1- Derk- Shamrakh- Sadi- Shawrik- Navdara- Chiran- Ashank- Khabir.
2- Mangish- Dulia- Kanisark- Geli Karam- Navdara- Chiran- Ashank- Khabir.
In addition to Khabir river which forms the nothern- western border of the district, it is benefited from its eastern bank in a dense way for agriculture and also from the water and the bank of western Sepna tributary which forms the nothern border of the district. The citizens take care of breeding the cattle and the poultry.
The most important mountain in the district is the series of Kamaka mountain which extends from the east to the west till it meets with the White mountain Birgeen village which is erected to the south of the district in addition to the kovili heights, Beroski and Zewka- Abu.
Remains, hills, castles and archaeological cities are found in the district, Duhok Archaeology Office recorded (36) archaeological location such as (Adid Nirari) statue in Dergla sheikha, Geripete, Deragizhnik remains, Besefike, Derk, Babukheke, Gelnaseke and others beside the precious scripts in Mangish church their reign belonged to (1574).
There are many suitable places to be beautiful resorts like Gelnaseke, Dukhorik, Besheenk and others.
After the sacred uprising and the formation of Kurdistan Region Government, the governmental offices with NGOs became proactive to reconstruct the majority of villages belonging to the district and to build schools, health centers and mosques in addition to the water projects in the district.
Thank you sooooooooo much for this.  Yesterday my cousin sent me a pic of the first bank in Mangiesh. I cant believe how big it is! If you see Mangiesh it has only small houses and the bank looks like it must be in Baghdad it is so big. I attached for you to see.
Thanks again.  
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/28/2007 8:31:25 AM
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Harry. How'd you put the picture in the post? Cant seem to get the hang of it.
The image was capied and pasted along with the text from the website. I did not do anything special. I was surprised myself when it showed up in the post.
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/29/2007 1:44:39 AM
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Thanks bro. I'll try it and see if it works for me too. 
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/29/2007 10:17:16 AM
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Baghdad remained under Ottoman rule until the establishment of the kingdom of Iraq under British control in 1921. British control was established by a systematic suppression of Iraqi Arab and Kurdish national aspirations. Iraq was given formal independence in 1932, and increased autonomy in 1946. In 1958 the Iraqi Army deposed the grandson of the British-installed monarch, Faisal II. The city's population grew from an estimated 145,000 in 1900 to 580,000 in 1950 of which 140,000 were Jewish.
 Baghdad in the 1970s
During the 1970s Baghdad experienced a period of prosperity and growth because of a sharp increase in the price of petroleum, Iraq's main export. New infrastructure including modern sewage, water, and highway facilities were built during this period. However, the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s was a difficult time for the city, as money flowed into the army and thousands of residents were killed. Iran launched a number of missile attacks against Baghdad, although they caused relatively little damage and few casualties. In 1991 the Persian Gulf War caused damage to Baghdad's transportation, power, and sanitary infrastructure.
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/29/2007 10:18:19 AM
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Didn't work Harry.
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/29/2007 11:34:09 AM
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Didn't work Harry.
By Aisha El-Awady
07/09/2004
Women returning home with Mashoof load of reeds
The media has recently focused on the Mesopotamian marshes and their inhabitants, known as the Marsh Arabs. The reason for all the attention the marshes have been getting lately is the recent attempt to partially restore the drained marshes.
The formerly vast marshes, which originally covered an area between 15,000 and 20,000 square kilometers (5,800 – 7,700 square miles), were ordered to be drained by Saddam Hussein after the first Gulf War in 1991, in an attempt to flush out the Shiites who revolted against him and were hiding in the marshes and as a punishment to the Shiite Marsh Arabs who aided them.
The drainage project diverted water from the Euphrates River that fed the southern half of the marshes, while the northern and eastern parts of the marshes were deprived of water from the Tigris River. Previously the largest wetland in the Middle East, 95 percent of it had disappeared by 2003.
This is realy weard, I just tried it again, and it works.
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/29/2007 11:54:36 AM
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Didn't work Harry.
It might have something to do with the website!!!!
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/30/2007 10:56:14 AM
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OK Harry, from the same site. Lets see if this works??
The Code of Hammurabi  Hammurabi established uniform laws throughout his empire Hammurabi 1700 B.C. was of the Amorites from Babylon on the Euphrates. After his victory over the semi-civilized Elamites, who came from the hills in the East in what is now Iran, he established uniform laws throughout his empire. After collecting the ancient laws of Sumer, he changed some and added new ones. The 282 sections of the code were carved on a black stone nearly eight feet high. As stated in the prologue, Hammurabi’s goal was “to cause justice to prevail in the land, destroy the wicked and the evil, to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak, and to further the welfare of all the people.” Interest was limited to 20%, prices were set for basic commodities and fees charged by builders and physicians, minimum wages were set and debt slavery was limited to three years. Polygamy and divorce were allowed. Regarding punishments, the higher social status of the offender, the more severe the punishment.
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/30/2007 10:58:27 AM
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Dude....What the #*%#???? it didnt work for me? Harry we gotta get to the bottom of this mystery. 
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/30/2007 6:49:51 PM
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Dude....What the #*%#???? it didnt work for me? Harry we gotta get to the bottom of this mystery.
I am getting frustrated myself . Let's see.
Send me all the info you can about your PC, (posting or PM) which ever you prefer.
Platform. ie. Windos XP Home edition
Service pack. ie. 1 or 2
Version.
Copy right years.( not very important)
Internet software, ie.. Windows Internet explorer.
Version, bit rate.
I will get some opinions of a few of my friends (IT Specialists)
I will also write to the Admin about it.
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 6/30/2007 6:56:08 PM
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OK Harry, from the same site. Lets see if this works??
The Code of Hammurabi Hammurabi established uniform laws throughout his empire Hammurabi 1700 B.C. was of the Amorites from Babylon on the Euphrates. After his victory over the semi-civilized Elamites, who came from the hills in the East in what is now Iran, he established uniform laws throughout his empire. After collecting the ancient laws of Sumer, he changed some and added new ones. The 282 sections of the code were carved on a black stone nearly eight feet high. As stated in the prologue, Hammurabi’s goal was “to cause justice to prevail in the land, destroy the wicked and the evil, to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak, and to further the welfare of all the people.” Interest was limited to 20%, prices were set for basic commodities and fees charged by builders and physicians, minimum wages were set and debt slavery was limited to three years. Polygamy and divorce were allowed. Regarding punishments, the higher social status of the offender, the more severe the punishment.
Is this what you wanted to post?
< Message edited by Harry -- 6/30/2007 9:02:52 PM >
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 7/1/2007 12:13:02 AM
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OK Harry. Stop showing off.
WIN XP HOME ADITION
SP 2
WINDOWS EXPLORER
Version, bit rate (Don't know)
Dude, could it be something to do with my pop up blocker?
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 7/2/2007 1:25:55 AM
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OK Guys, Lets see if this works. I've opened 2 explorer windows and will try drag and drop.
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 7/2/2007 1:28:50 AM
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Harry. Could this be an Admin only option?
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RE: Names of Iraqi cities.. origins & meaning? - 7/2/2007 4:24:17 AM
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Bros. While we wait for Harry to solve this mystery I recieved this from a friend. IRAQI SAYINGS AND TODAYS RELEVANCE شرح الامثال في واقع الحال 2
عليه وعلى اعدائي تنظيم القاعدة
تيتي تيتي مثل ما رحتي جيتي معاناة العراقيين
ان اكرمت الكريم ملكته, وان اكرمت اللئيم تمردا الاردن
لا حظت برجيلها ولا خذت سيد علي جبهة التوافق
من تمشي تتعثر بيه .. ومن تريده ما تلكيه الشرطة
غراب يكل لغراب وجهك اسود اتهامات بين اعضاء الحكومة
طابوك نام ، شكنك كام الاساتذة والعلماء ماتو .. والحرامية صارو فيكه
لا خبر لا جفية لا حامض حلو جية بوش ورامسفيلد كلها مفاجئة
يركض والعشا خباز العراقي الشريف
المنحوس منحوس حتى لو حطوابراسة فانوس معاناة العراقيين مع الفيز والاقامات
الچبير چلب . الصغير چلب ابن چلب بوش الاب وبوش الابن
چانت عايزه.. التمت .. فوك الكونكريتات كامو يفجرون جسور وانفاق
بيدر الذهب هم يحتاج بيدر الدخن احنا اهل النفط ... نستورد مشتقاته ؟؟؟
جيب الليل .. وأخذ عتابه اذا عندك معتقل اتريد تعرف وين وليش ؟
حضٌر المعلف .. گبل الزٌمال المعلف ما حظروه بس جابولنه زمايل
حظي بكل شي اسود بس بالرگي أبيض عراقي مو بالحكومة
حمارة القاضي .. عزيزة اخت صولاغ بيومين جابوها .. والبقية الهم الله
عداوة البزون والجريدي امريكا صارلها شكد اتدك علينا واكو ناس يكولون تحرير
عباس المستعجل بصرف الفلوس والرشاوي
ابرد من طيز السقه باعادة اعمار العراق
عيسى انتچل على موسـىوضاعــت الجـاموسـة الشيعة والسنة يتمالخون وامريكا ماخذه النفط
صيف وشتا . . على فد سطح ؟ لا كهرباء لا بانزين لا مي صيف وشته
دِخٌل لبيتك حرامي . . ولاتدخل بَنٌا مطبق من الحكومة دخلولنه الحرامية ... وماكو اعمار
الفكر فوك البعير و عضه الجلب عراقي راح للصومال ما حصل فيزا
ما لقو بالورد عيب قالو خده احمر الكهرباء تنتل مو زينه عليكم
ابن خالت الخياطة اللي خيطت بدلت العروس حتى هذا حصل وظيفة من يم المسؤولين
أبن الحلال بذكره الانفجار
أنطي الخبزه للخباز اهل النفط صاروا ضباط
إيطلّع من الحافي نعال ابو البلدية
اسمه بلحصاد ومنجله مكسور ناس اتداوم بالبيوت ويستلمون رواتب
أحبك وانت لابسني التبريد
أحترك الأخضر بسعر اليابس مفخخات الاسواق تقتل السنه والشيعه
أتعلّم الواوي على أكل الدجاج شوكت يعوفون الكراسي
أكل ومرعى وقلة صنعى البرلمان والوزارات
باب النجار مخلع ناس تحجي بالدين ولا دين لهم
تمخض الجبل أُو ولد فار صرفوا مليارات والكهرباء بالقطارة
حجيك مطر صيف ميبلل أليمشون القمم العربية
خراعه خضره رئيس الجمهورية
درب الجلب عل قصاب الاردن
راح الاكو والماكو العراق وثرواته
راح دمه هدر الشعب العراقي
رزق الشباب ورا الباب الاحزاب هيه الابواب لأن ماتشتغل الا بتزكية
روحه بلا رده انسحاب اي شخص من الحكومة
شوفوني نجوم الضحى خطط امنية خمس نجوم
اللي يشوف الموت يرضى بالصخونة شطلعنه لغير بلاد لوما الوضع ؟
زاد الطين بله كل مسؤول يصرح يزداد الوضع سوء
الزمال ذاك الزمال، بس الجلال مبدل صبغوا دباباتنه وباعولنياها
الزمال يصير ادمي ؟ سؤال لمن شاركوا في الانتخابات
عامي شامي رصاصات الجيش والشرطه
شتحط الها وتطيب؟ الوضعية
شرادين بحلوك واويه المتاحف العراقية
شعره من جلد خنزير الحصة التموينية
شعيرك ولا حنطتهم عدنه شعير ونستورد الحنطه من استراليا (ابعد مكان)
شعيط معيط وجرار الخيط يقررون مصير العراق
شفت بعيني محد كلي ابو غريب
الركعه زغيره، والشك جبير توحيد صفوف العراقيين
شكينا الدف، وبطلنا الغنا بعنا بيوتنا وسافرنه
الشمس ماتتغطى بالغرابيل يطلعون دعايات (يمضون ونبقى)
شن هل اللذة من هالفكر حواجز كونكريتية و فردي وزوجي
شوفه حزن، وفراكه عيد السيطرات مال علاسه
شافنا سود عباله هنود على ابو ديمقراطية وحرية
صار تاليها انكس من اولها والحمد لله
صانوط لاموط، كلمن يحجي يموت الانتخابات
الصبر مفتاح الفرج حتى المفتاح مولس
صبرت ببطن امك تسعة أشهر مام جلال مجلب يريد ينفصل
ضرطة بسوك الصفافير حقوق العراقيين
الطباخ ما ياكل من طبخه طبخولنا حياتنا وماضاكوها
الطبيعة تغلب التطبع كركوك عراقية
طرطميس لا جمعه ولا خميس الجامعه العربية
طماطه، ترهم على كل شي تغيير التشكيلة الحكومية مجرد مداورة الاسماء
عادت المياه الى مجاريها وكل المجاري طايفه
علج المخبل ترس حلكه كل مسؤول شكد حاط حماية
عند البطون تعمى العيون من يلغفون كلها تغمض
غاب الكط، العب يا فار والله دتلعب الجريدية
غاسل وجهه ببوله مستشار الامن القومي
فص ملح وذاب عزة الدوري
فوك حكة دكه يخطفون وياخذون الفدية ويكتلون
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