Anatolia, Cyprus, the Aegean, and Arabia also had considerable influence on its cultural history. 1.1 MAP OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST. 1: Hattusha; 2: Mersin; 3: Tarsus; 4: Sinjirli (capital of Samaʾl); 5: Carchemish; 6: Haran; 7: Gozan (Tel Halaf); 8: Alalakh; 9: Aleppo; 10: Ebla (Tell Mardikh); 11: Emar (Tell Meskeneh); 12: Ugarit (Ras Shamra); 13: Hama; 14: Qatna; 15. Kadesh (Tell Nebi Mind); 16: Enkomi; 17: Kition; 18: Tadmor (Palmyra); 19: Mari; 20: Byblos; 21: Beirut; 22: Sidon; 23: Tyre; 24:
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