Mannaea
Ancient kingdom south of Lake Urmia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mannaea (/məˈniːə/, sometimes written as Mannea; Akkadian: Mannai, Biblical Hebrew: Minni, (מנּי)) was an ancient kingdom located in northwestern Iran, south of Lake Urmia, around the 10th to 7th centuries BC. It neighbored Assyria and Urartu, as well as other small buffer states between the two, such as Musasir and Zikirta.
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Kingdom of Mannaea Mannaea | |
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Capital | Izirtu |
Religion | polytheism |
Historical era | Antiquity |
Today part of | Iran |
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