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Awan

Ancient city

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
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Population
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Coordinates
33.487, 48.354
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: Awan was an ancient city-state or region of Elam in the western area of modern-day Iran.

History

Awan was an ancient city-state or region of Elam in the western area of modern-day Iran. It often appears together with the cities of Susa and Anshan in the early history of Mesopotamia, having many conflictual interactions with Sumer.

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