Mesopotamia topographic map
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Name: Mesopotamia topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Mesopotamia, Iraq (30.91048 37.83444 38.89591 47.45340)
Average elevation: 2,375 ft
Minimum elevation: 3 ft
Maximum elevation: 11,942 ft
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