Ii jagha ke the ""Cradle of Civilization"" bhi bola jaawe hae. Ek purana rakam ke likhe waala dhang jiske cuneiform bola jaawe hae ke lagbhag 3000 BC me Sumerin log banain rahaa. Huan ke log city-states me raht rahin. Old Testament ke Genesis mr likha hae ki Abraham, Canaan jaaae se pahile Mesopotamia me rahat rahaa.