It is located in dhi qar governorate, iraq, near the modern city of basra. Eridu is traditionally considered the earliest city in southern mesopotamia based on the sumerian king list Eridu was revered as the oldest city in sumer, according to the king lists, and its patron god was ea (enki), “lord of the sweet waters that flow under the earth.” Eridu was the dominant city in southern mesopotamia during the ubaid period, but it was eventually superseded by uruk Eridu (present day abu shahrein, iraq) was considered the first city in the world by the ancient sumerians and is among the most ancient of the ruins from mesopotamia. Eridu is an ancient city in what is now tell abu shahrain, in iraq
Eridu was the earliest city in southern mesopotamia, founded c Located 12 km southwest of ur, eridu was the southernmost of a conglomeration of sumerian cities that grew about temples, almost in sight of one another. Eridu was long considered the earliest city in southern mesopotamia, and is still today argued to be the oldest city in the world
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