text: Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s. In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent, D.I.Y. ethos of punk rock, which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music. At times, "alternative" has been used as a catch-all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition, or for any music, whether rock or not, that is seen to be descended from punk rock (including some examples of punk itself, as well as new wave, and post-punk).

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text: Mute Records (simply known and stylized as mute) is a British record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller. It featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Fad Gadget, Goldfrapp, Grinderman, Inspiral Carpets, Moby, New Order, Nitzer Ebb, Wire, Yeasayer, and Yazoo.

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text: Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known by his stage name Moby, is an American DJ, singer, songwriter, musician, photographer and animal rights activist. He is well known for his electronic music, veganism, and support of animal rights. Moby has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. AllMusic considers him "one of the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring the music to a mainstream audience both in the UK and in America".

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text: A record label or record company is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Often, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos; conducts talent scouting and development of new artists ("artists and repertoire" or "A&R"); and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information.

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text: Francis John "Frank" Tovey, known also by his stage name Fad Gadget (8 September 1956  3 April 2002), was a British avant-garde electronic musician and vocalist. He was a proponent of both new wave and early industrial music, fusing together a unique blend of pop structured songs mixed with mechanised experimentation.

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text: An electric guitar is a fretted string instrument that uses a pickup to convert the vibration of its stringswhich are typically made of steel, and which occurs when a guitarist strums, plucks or fingerpicks the stringsinto electrical signals. The vibrations of the strings are sensed by a pickup, of which the most common type is the magnetic pickup, which uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is plugged into a guitar amplifier before being sent to a loudspeaker, which makes a sound loud enough to hear. The output of an electric guitar is an electric signal, and the signal can easily be altered by electronic circuits to add "color" to the sound or change the sound. Often the signal is modified using effects such as reverb and distortion and "overdrive", with the latter being a key element of the sound of the electric guitar as it is used in blues and rock music.

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Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959) is an English musician, composer, arranger and record producer, known as a former member of the electronic band Depeche Mode from 1982 to 1995. Since his departure from the band, the musical project called Recoil became his primary musical enterprise, which initially started as a side project to Depeche Mode in 1986. Wilder has also provided production and remixing services to the bands Nitzer Ebb and Curve.
He is a classically trained musician and renowned contemporary music producer.

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text: David "Dave" Gahan (born David Callcott; 9 May 1962) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the baritone lead singer for the electronic music band Depeche Mode since their debut in 1980. He is also an accomplished solo artist, releasing albums in 2003 ("Paper Monsters") and 2007 ("Hourglass"). Though his bandmate Martin Gore continues to be the main Depeche Mode songwriter, Gahan has also contributed a number of songs to the band's most recent albums; "Playing the Angel" (2005), "Sounds of the Universe" (2009) and "Delta Machine" (2013). Three of these songs were released as singles, including "Suffer Well" in 2005, "Hole to Feed" in 2009, and "Should Be Higher" in 2013. In 2012 and 2015, he also contributed lyrics and sang lead vocals on the Soulsavers albums "The Light the Dead See" and "Angels & Ghosts". "Q" magazine ranked Gahan no. 73 on the list of the "100 Greatest Singers" and no. 27 on "The 100 Greatest Frontmen".

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text: Inspiral Carpets are an English alternative rock band, formed in 1983 in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The band's most successful lineup featured frontman Tom Hingley, drummer Craig Gill, guitarist Graham Lambert, bassist Martyn Walsh and keyboardist Clint Boon.

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text: A synthesizer (often abbreviated as synth, also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates electric signals that are converted to sound through instrument amplifiers and loudspeakers or headphones. Synthesizers may either imitate instruments like piano, Hammond organ, flute, vocals; natural sounds like ocean waves, etc.; or generate new electronic timbres. They are often played with a musical keyboard, but they can be controlled via a variety of other input devices, including music sequencers, instrument controllers, fingerboards, guitar synthesizers, wind controllers, and electronic drums. Synthesizers without built-in controllers are often called "sound modules", and are controlled via MIDI or CV/Gate using a controller device, often a MIDI keyboard or other controller.

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text: Trip hop is a subgenre of electronic music that originated in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom, especially Bristol. Deriving from later idioms of acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat emerging from the Bristol Sound scene, which contained influences of soul, funk and jazz. It has been described as "Europe's alternative choice in the second half of the '90s", and "a fusion of hip hop and electronica until neither genre is recognisable". Trip hop music fuses several styles and has much in common with other genres; it has several qualities similar to ambient music, and its drum-based breakdowns share characteristics with hip hop. It also contains elements of R&B, dub and house, as well as other electronic music. Trip hop can be highly experimental.

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text: The Sugarcubes ("Sykurmolarnir" in Icelandic) were an Icelandic alternative rock band formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. It featured Björk on voice. The Sugarcubes received critical and popular acclaim internationally.

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text: Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965), known as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, producer, DJ, and actress. Over her four-decade career, she has developed an eclectic musical style that draws on a wide range of influences and genres spanning electronic, pop, experimental, classical, trip hop, IDM, and avant-garde styles. She initially became known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes, whose 1987 single "Birthday" was a hit on US and UK indie stations and a favorite among music critics. Björk embarked on a solo career in 1993, coming to prominence as a solo artist with albums such as "Debut" (1993), "Post" (1995), and "Homogenic" (1997), while collaborating with a range of artists and exploring a variety of multimedia projects.

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text: The theremin (originally known as the ætherphone/etherphone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox) is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the thereminist (performer). It is named after the Westernized name of its Russian inventor, Léon Theremin (é), who patented the device in 1928.

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text: Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of singer and songwriter Andy Bell and songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke. They formed in London, and entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That". Following the release of their fourth single "Sometimes", the duo established itself on the UK Singles Chart and became one of the most successful artists of the late 1980s to mid-1990s.

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text: Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American major record label established in 1958 as the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group (WMG), and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. Warner Bros. Records was established on March 19, 1958, as the recorded-music division of the American film studio Warner Bros. For most of its early existence it was one of a group of labels owned and operated by larger parent corporations. The sequence of companies that controlled Warner Bros. and its allied labels evolved through a convoluted series of corporate mergers and acquisitions from the early 1960s to the early 2000s. Over this period, Warner Bros. Records grew from a struggling minor player in the music industry to become one of the top recording labels in the world.

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text: Exciter is the tenth studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode , released in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2001 by Mute Records and in the United States on 15 May by Reprise Records . The album was produced by Mark Bell of Björk and LFO fame . The album also launched the Exciter Tour , one of the band 's most successful tours . Exciter debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart and at number eight on the Billboard 200 , selling 115,000 copies in its first week in the US . It is the only Depeche Mode album to debut higher in the US than in the UK . As of April 2006 , Exciter had sold more than 426,000 copies in the US , and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . The album was also certified Gold in Canada for shipments of 50,000 units . The remastered album was released on `` deluxe '' vinyl 30 March 2007 in Germany and 1 October 2007 internationally . The plant that appears on the cover of the album is part of the genus Agave , used to produce tequila .

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text: Reprise Records is an American major record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It was mostly inactive from 1976 to 1987. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Warner Bros. Records.

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text: A Broken Frame is the second studio album by the British electronic band Depeche Mode, released in 1982. The album was written entirely by Martin Gore and recorded after the departure of Vince Clarke, who had left the band to form Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet. Alan Wilder was part of a second tour in the United Kingdom occurring prior to the release of this album, but he had not officially joined the band yet, and thus, does not appear on the album.

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text: A computer is a device that can be instructed to carry out an arbitrary set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically. The ability of computers to follow a sequence of operations, called a "program", make computers very flexible and useful. Such computers are used as control systems for a very wide variety of industrial and consumer devices. This includes simple special purpose devices like microwave ovens and remote controls, factory devices such as industrial robots and computer assisted design, but also in general purpose devices like personal computers and mobile devices such as smartphones. The Internet is run on computers and it connects millions of other computers.

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text: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (known professionally as Warner Bros. Pictures, often referred to as Warner Bros. and Warner Brothers and abbreviated as WB) is an American entertainment company, film studio and film distributor that is a division of Time Warner and is headquartered in Burbank, California. It is one of the "Big Six" major American film studios.

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text: Goldfrapp are an English electronic duo from London, formed in 1999. The duo consists of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesizer) and Will Gregory (synthesizer).

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text: Homogenic is the third international solo album by Icelandic musician Björk, released in September 1997. Produced by Björk, Mark Bell, Guy Sigsworth, Howie B and Markus Dravs, it was released on One Little Indian Records. The music of "Homogenic" was a new style for Björk, focusing on similar-sounding music combining electronic beats and string instruments with songs in tribute to her native country Iceland. "Homogenic" was originally to be produced in her home in London, but was later recorded in Spain. "Homogenic" marked the first of several production collaborations between Björk and Mark Bell, whom Björk would cite as a major influence on her musical career. The album peaked at number twenty-eight on the "Billboard" 200, and at number four on the UK Albums Chart.

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text: Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band that formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan (lead vocals, occasional songwriter since 2005), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, main songwriter after 1981), Andy Fletcher (keyboards), and Vince Clarke (keyboards, main songwriter from 1980 to 1981). Depeche Mode released their debut album in 1981, "Speak & Spell", bringing the band onto the British new wave scene. Clarke left the band after the release of the album, leaving the band as a trio to record "A Broken Frame", released the following year. Gore took over lead songwriting duties and, later in 1982, Alan Wilder (keyboards, drums, occasional songwriter) officially joined the band to fill Clarke's spot, establishing a line up that would continue for the next thirteen years.

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text: officially

text: joined

text: the

text: band

text: to

text: fill

text: Clarke

text: 's

text: spot

text: establishing

text: line

text: up

text: that

text: would

text: continue

text: for

text: the

text: next

text: thirteen

text: years

text: Martin Lee Gore (born 23 July 1961) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, producer, remixer, and DJ. He is a founding member of Depeche Mode and has written the majority of their songs. His work now spans over four decades. Gore's best-known compositions include hits such as "Personal Jesus", "Enjoy the Silence", "Stripped", "It's No Good", "In Your Room", "Strangelove", "I Feel You", "People Are People", "Precious", "A Question of Time", "Policy of Truth", "Everything Counts", "Behind the Wheel", "Shake the Disease", "Never Let Me Down Again" and many more.

text: Martin

text: Lee

text: Gore

text: born

text: July

text: is

text: an

text: English

text: singer

text: songwriter

text: guitarist

text: keyboardist

text: producer

text: remixer

text: and

text: DJ

text: He

text: is

text: founding

text: member

text: of

text: Depeche

text: Mode

text: and

text: has

text: written

text: the

text: majority

text: of

text: their

text: songs

text: His

text: work

text: now

text: spans

text: over

text: four

text: decades

text: Gore

text: 's

text: best

text: known

text: compositions

text: include

text: hits

text: such

text: as

text: Personal

text: Jesus

text: Enjoy

text: the

text: Silence

text: Stripped

text: It

text: 's

text: No

text: Good

text: In

text: Your

text: Room

text: Strangelove

text: Feel

text: You

text: People

text: Are

text: People

text: Precious

text: Question

text: of

text: Time

text: Policy

text: of

text: Truth

text: Everything

text: Counts

text: Behind

text: the

text: Wheel

text: Shake

text: the

text: Disease

text: Never

text: Let

text: Me

text: Down

text: Again

text: and

text: many

text: more

text: Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production, an electronic musician being a musician who composes and/or performs such music. In general, a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound producing devices include the telharmonium, Hammond organ, and the electric guitar. Purely electronic sound production can be achieved using devices such as the theremin, sound synthesizer, and computer.

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text: music

text: is

text: music

text: that

text: employs

text: electronic

text: musical

text: instruments

text: and

text: electronic

text: music

text: technology

text: in

text: its

text: production

text: an

text: electronic

text: musician

text: being

text: musician

text: who

text: composes

text: and/or

text: performs

text: such

text: music

text: In

text: general

text: distinction

text: can

text: be

text: made

text: between

text: sound

text: produced

text: using

text: electromechanical

text: means

text: and

text: that

text: produced

text: using

text: electronic

text: technology

text: Examples

text: of

text: electromechanical

text: sound

text: producing

text: devices

text: include

text: the

text: telharmonium

text: Hammond

text: organ

text: and

text: the

text: electric

text: guitar

text: Purely

text: electronic

text: sound

text: production

text: can

text: be

text: achieved

text: using

text: devices

text: such

text: as

text: the

text: theremin

text: sound

text: synthesizer

text: and

text: computer

text: The Hammond organ is an electric organ, invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Various models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to create a variety of sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated sound by creating an electric current from rotating a metal tonewheel near an electromagnetic pickup, and then strengthening the signal with an amplifier so that it can drive a speaker cabinet. Around two million Hammond organs have been manufactured. The organ is commonly used with, and associated with, the Leslie speaker.

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text: Hammond

text: organ

text: is

text: an

text: electric

text: organ

text: invented

text: by

text: Laurens

text: Hammond

text: and

text: John

text: Hanert

text: and

text: first

text: manufactured

text: in

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text: models

text: have

text: been

text: produced

text: most

text: of

text: which

text: use

text: sliding

text: drawbars

text: to

text: create

text: variety

text: of

text: sounds

text: Until

text: Hammond

text: organs

text: generated

text: sound

text: by

text: creating

text: an

text: electric

text: current

text: from

text: rotating

text: metal

text: tonewheel

text: near

text: an

text: electromagnetic

text: pickup

text: and

text: then

text: strengthening

text: the

text: signal

text: with

text: an

text: amplifier

text: so

text: that

text: it

text: can

text: drive

text: speaker

text: cabinet

text: Around

text: two

text: million

text: Hammond

text: organs

text: have

text: been

text: manufactured

text: The

text: organ

text: is

text: commonly

text: used

text: with

text: and

text: associated

text: with

text: the

text: Leslie

text: speaker

text: An electronic musical instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound using electronics. Such an instrument sounds by outputting an electrical audio signal that ultimately drives a loudspeaker.

text: An

text: electronic

text: musical

text: instrument

text: is

text: musical

text: instrument

text: that

text: produces

text: sound

text: using

text: electronics

text: Such

text: an

text: instrument

text: sounds

text: by

text: outputting

text: an

text: electrical

text: audio

text: signal

text: that

text: ultimately

text: drives

text: loudspeaker

text: Grinderman was an Australian-British alternative rock band that formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2006. Since its inception, the band included Nick Cave (vocals, guitar, organ, piano), Warren Ellis (tenor guitar, electric mandolin, violin, viola, guitar, backing vocals), Martyn P. Casey (bass, guitar, backing vocals) and Jim Sclavunos (drums, percussion, backing vocals).

text: Grinderman

text: was

text: an

text: Australian

text: British

text: alternative

text: rock

text: band

text: that

text: formed

text: in

text: London

text: United

text: Kingdom

text: in

text: Since

text: its

text: inception

text: the

text: band

text: included

text: Nick

text: Cave

text: vocals

text: guitar

text: organ

text: piano

text: Warren

text: Ellis

text: tenor

text: guitar

text: electric

text: mandolin

text: violin

text: viola

text: guitar

text: backing

text: vocals

text: Martyn

text: Casey

text: bass

text: guitar

text: backing

text: vocals

text: and

text: Jim

text: Sclavunos

text: drums

text: percussion

text: backing

text: vocals

text: The Republic of Iceland, "Lýðveldið Ísland" in Icelandic, is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of and an area of , making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country are home to over two-thirds of the population. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, while many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence still keeps summers chilly, with most of the archipelago having a tundra climate.

text: The

text: Republic

text: of

text: Iceland

text: Lýðveldið

text: Ísland

text: in

text: Icelandic

text: is

text: Nordic

text: island

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: North

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: It

text: has

text: population

text: of

text: and

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: most

text: sparsely

text: populated

text: country

text: in

text: Europe

text: The

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: is

text: Reykjavík

text: Reykjavík

text: and

text: the

text: surrounding

text: areas

text: in

text: the

text: southwest

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: are

text: home

text: to

text: over

text: two

text: thirds

text: of

text: the

text: population

text: Iceland

text: is

text: volcanically

text: and

text: geologically

text: active

text: The

text: interior

text: consists

text: of

text: plateau

text: characterised

text: by

text: sand

text: and

text: lava

text: fields

text: mountains

text: and

text: glaciers

text: while

text: many

text: glacial

text: rivers

text: flow

text: to

text: the

text: sea

text: through

text: the

text: lowlands

text: Iceland

text: is

text: warmed

text: by

text: the

text: Gulf

text: Stream

text: and

text: has

text: temperate

text: climate

text: despite

text: high

text: latitude

text: just

text: outside

text: the

text: Arctic

text: Circle

text: Its

text: high

text: latitude

text: and

text: marine

text: influence

text: still

text: keeps

text: summers

text: chilly

text: with

text: most

text: of

text: the

text: archipelago

text: having

text: tundra

text: climate

text: Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin; 3 July 1960) is an English synthpop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since 1985, and was previously the main songwriter of several groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo and The Assembly.

text: Vince

text: Clarke

text: born

text: Vincent

text: John

text: Martin

text: July

text: is

text: an

text: English

text: synthpop

text: musician

text: and

text: songwriter

text: Clarke

text: has

text: been

text: the

text: main

text: composer

text: and

text: musician

text: of

text: the

text: band

text: Erasure

text: since

text: and

text: was

text: previously

text: the

text: main

text: songwriter

text: of

text: several

text: groups

text: including

text: Depeche

text: Mode

text: Yazoo

text: and

text: The

text: Assembly

text: Exciter Tour was a 2001 concert tour by the English electronic band Depeche Mode in support of the group's tenth studio album, "Exciter", which was released in May 2001.

text: Exciter

text: Tour

text: was

text: concert

text: tour

text: by

text: the

text: English

text: electronic

text: band

text: Depeche

text: Mode

text: in

text: support

text: of

text: the

text: group

text: 's

text: tenth

text: studio

text: album

text: Exciter

text: which

text: was

text: released

text: in

text: May

text: Yeasayer is an American experimental rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2006. The band consists of Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton and Anand Wilder.

text: Yeasayer

text: is

text: an

text: American

text: experimental

text: rock

text: band

text: from

text: Brooklyn

text: New

text: York

text: formed

text: in

text: The

text: band

text: consists

text: of

text: Chris

text: Keating

text: Ira

text: Wolf

text: Tuton

text: and

text: Anand

text: Wilder

annotations: follows multiple

annotations: follows single

question: genre exciter

answer: synthpop

text: synthpop

text: synthpop


text: Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate, located on the French Riviera in Western Europe. France borders the country on three sides while the other side borders the Mediterranean Sea. Monaco has an area of and a population of about 37,800; it is the second smallest and the most densely populated country in the world. Monaco has a land border of , a coastline of , and a width that varies between . The highest point in the country is a narrow pathway named Chemin des Révoires on the slopes of Mont Agel, in the Les Révoires "Ward", which is above sea level. Monaco's most populous "Quartier" is Monte Carlo and the most populous "Ward" is Larvotto/Bas Moulins. Through land reclamation, Monaco's land mass has expanded by twenty percent. Monaco is known as a playground for the rich and famous, due to its tax laws. In 2014, it was noted about 30% of the population was made up of millionaires, more than in Zürich or Geneva.

text: Monaco

text: officially

text: the

text: Principality

text: of

text: Monaco

text: is

text: sovereign

text: city

text: state

text: and

text: microstate

text: located

text: on

text: the

text: French

text: Riviera

text: in

text: Western

text: Europe

text: France

text: borders

text: the

text: country

text: on

text: three

text: sides

text: while

text: the

text: other

text: side

text: borders

text: the

text: Mediterranean

text: Sea

text: Monaco

text: has

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: and

text: population

text: of

text: about

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: smallest

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: densely

text: populated

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: Monaco

text: has

text: land

text: border

text: of

text: coastline

text: of

text: and

text: width

text: that

text: varies

text: between

text: The

text: highest

text: point

text: in

text: the

text: country

text: is

text: narrow

text: pathway

text: named

text: Chemin

text: des

text: Révoires

text: on

text: the

text: slopes

text: of

text: Mont

text: Agel

text: in

text: the

text: Les

text: Révoires

text: Ward

text: which

text: is

text: above

text: sea

text: level

text: Monaco

text: 's

text: most

text: populous

text: Quartier

text: is

text: Monte

text: Carlo

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: Ward

text: is

text: Larvotto

text: Bas

text: Moulins

text: Through

text: land

text: reclamation

text: Monaco

text: 's

text: land

text: mass

text: has

text: expanded

text: by

text: twenty

text: percent

text: Monaco

text: is

text: known

text: as

text: playground

text: for

text: the

text: rich

text: and

text: famous

text: due

text: to

text: its

text: tax

text: laws

text: In

text: it

text: was

text: noted

text: about

text: of

text: the

text: population

text: was

text: made

text: up

text: of

text: millionaires

text: more

text: than

text: in

text: Zürich

text: or

text: Geneva

text: Lugalanda (also Lugal-anda) was a Sumerian king of Lagash during the 24th century BC.

text: Lugalanda

text: also

text: Lugal

text: anda

text: was

text: Sumerian

text: king

text: of

text: Lagash

text: during

text: the

text: century

text: BC

text: A city-state is a sovereign state that consists of a city and its dependent territories. Historically, this included cities such as Rome, Athens, Carthage, and the Italian city-states during the Renaissancebut today only a handful of sovereign city-states exist, with some disagreement as to which are city-states. A great deal of consensus exists that the term properly applies to Singapore, Monaco, and Vatican City.

text: city

text: state

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: that

text: consists

text: of

text: city

text: and

text: its

text: dependent

text: territories

text: Historically

text: this

text: included

text: cities

text: such

text: as

text: Rome

text: Athens

text: Carthage

text: and

text: the

text: Italian

text: city

text: states

text: during

text: the

text: Renaissancebut

text: today

text: only

text: handful

text: of

text: sovereign

text: city

text: states

text: exist

text: with

text: some

text: disagreement

text: as

text: to

text: which

text: are

text: city

text: states

text: great

text: deal

text: of

text: consensus

text: exists

text: that

text: the

text: term

text: properly

text: applies

text: to

text: Singapore

text: Monaco

text: and

text: Vatican

text: City

text: The Tigris is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq and empties itself into the Persian Gulf.

text: The

text: Tigris

text: is

text: the

text: eastern

text: member

text: of

text: the

text: two

text: great

text: rivers

text: that

text: define

text: Mesopotamia

text: the

text: other

text: being

text: the

text: Euphrates

text: The

text: river

text: flows

text: south

text: from

text: the

text: mountains

text: of

text: southeastern

text: Turkey

text: through

text: Iraq

text: and

text: empties

text: itself

text: into

text: the

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text:
Babylonia was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq). A small Amorite-ruled state emerged in 1894 BC, which contained at this time the minor city of Babylon. Babylon greatly expanded during the reign of Hammurabi in the first half of the 18th century BC, becoming a major capital city. During the reign of Hammurabi and afterwards, Babylonia was called "Mt Akkad" "the country of Akkad" in the Akkadian language.
It was often involved in rivalry with its older fellow Akkadian-speaking state of Assyria in northern Mesopotamia. Babylonia briefly became the major power in the region after Hammurabi (fl. c. 1792  1752 BC middle chronology, or c. 1696  1654 BC, short chronology) created a short-lived empire, succeeding the earlier Akkadian Empire, Third Dynasty of Ur, and Old Assyrian Empire; however, the Babylonian empire rapidly fell apart after the death of Hammurabi.

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text: Akkadian

text: speaking

text: state

text: and

text: cultural

text: area

text: based

text: in

text: central

text: southern

text: Mesopotamia

text: present

text: day

text: Iraq

text: small

text: Amorite

text: ruled

text: state

text: emerged

text: in

text: BC

text: which

text: contained

text: at

text: this

text: time

text: the

text: minor

text: city

text: of

text: Babylon

text: Babylon

text: greatly

text: expanded

text: during

text: the

text: reign

text: of

text: Hammurabi

text: in

text: the

text: first

text: half

text: of

text: the

text: century

text: BC

text: becoming

text: major

text: capital

text: city

text: During

text: the

text: reign

text: of

text: Hammurabi

text: and

text: afterwards

text: Babylonia

text: was

text: called

text: Mt

text: Akkad

text: the

text: country

text: of

text: Akkad

text: in

text: the

text: Akkadian

text: language

text: It

text: was

text: often

text: involved

text: in

text: rivalry

text: with

text: its

text: older

text: fellow

text: Akkadian

text: speaking

text: state

text: of

text: Assyria

text: in

text: northern

text: Mesopotamia

text: Babylonia

text: briefly

text: became

text: the

text: major

text: power

text: in

text: the

text: region

text: after

text: Hammurabi

text: fl

text: BC

text: middle

text: chronology

text: or

text: BC

text: short

text: chronology

text: created

text: short

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text: empire

text: succeeding

text: the

text: earlier

text: Akkadian

text: Empire

text: Third

text: Dynasty

text: of

text: Ur

text: and

text: Old

text: Assyrian

text: Empire

text: however

text: the

text: Babylonian

text: empire

text: rapidly

text: fell

text: apart

text: after

text: the

text: death

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text: Hammurabi

text: Ur (Sumerian: "Urim"; Sumerian Cuneiform: or ; Akkadian: "Uru") was an important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in south Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate. Although Ur was once a coastal city near the mouth of the Euphrates on the Persian Gulf, the coastline has shifted and the city is now well inland, south of the Euphrates on its right bank, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Nasiriyah.

text: Ur

text: Sumerian

text: Urim

text: Sumerian

text: Cuneiform

text: or

text: Akkadian

text: Uru

text: was

text: an

text: important

text: Sumerian

text: city

text: state

text: in

text: ancient

text: Mesopotamia

text: located

text: at

text: the

text: site

text: of

text: modern

text: Tell

text: el

text: Muqayyar

text: in

text: south

text: Iraq

text: 's

text: Dhi

text: Qar

text: Governorate

text: Although

text: Ur

text: was

text: once

text: coastal

text: city

text: near

text: the

text: mouth

text: of

text: the

text: Euphrates

text: on

text: the

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text: the

text: coastline

text: has

text: shifted

text: and

text: the

text: city

text: is

text: now

text: well

text: inland

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: Euphrates

text: on

text: its

text: right

text: bank

text: kilometres

text: mi

text: from

text: Nasiriyah

text: Athens ("Athína" ) is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus, which had been a distinct city prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with Athens. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political impact on the European continent, and in particular the Romans. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Greece. In 2015, Athens was ranked the world's 29th richest city by purchasing power and the 67th most expensive in a UBS study.

text: Athens

text: Athína

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: of

text: Greece

text: Athens

text: dominates

text: the

text: Attica

text: region

text: and

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: oldest

text: cities

text: with

text: its

text: recorded

text: history

text: spanning

text: over

text: years

text: and

text: its

text: earliest

text: human

text: presence

text: starting

text: somewhere

text: between

text: the

text: and

text: millennia

text: BC

text: Classical

text: Athens

text: was

text: powerful

text: city

text: state

text: that

text: emerged

text: in

text: conjunction

text: with

text: the

text: seagoing

text: development

text: of

text: the

text: port

text: of

text: Piraeus

text: which

text: had

text: been

text: distinct

text: city

text: prior

text: to

text: its

text: century

text: BC

text: incorporation

text: with

text: Athens

text: centre

text: for

text: the

text: arts

text: learning

text: and

text: philosophy

text: home

text: of

text: Plato

text: 's

text: Academy

text: and

text: Aristotle

text: 's

text: Lyceum

text: it

text: is

text: widely

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: the

text: cradle

text: of

text: Western

text: civilization

text: and

text: the

text: birthplace

text: of

text: democracy

text: largely

text: because

text: of

text: its

text: cultural

text: and

text: political

text: impact

text: on

text: the

text: European

text: continent

text: and

text: in

text: particular

text: the

text: Romans

text: In

text: modern

text: times

text: Athens

text: is

text: large

text: cosmopolitan

text: metropolis

text: and

text: central

text: to

text: economic

text: financial

text: industrial

text: maritime

text: political

text: and

text: cultural

text: life

text: in

text: Greece

text: In

text: Athens

text: was

text: ranked

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: richest

text: city

text: by

text: purchasing

text: power

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: expensive

text: in

text: UBS

text: study

text: Vatican City , officially Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City, is a walled enclave within the city of Rome. With an area of approximately 44 hectares (110 acres), and a population of 842, it is the smallest State in the world by both area and population, but formally it is not sovereign, sovereignty being held by the Holy See, the only entity of public international law that has diplomatic relations with almost every country in the world.

text: Vatican

text: City

text: officially

text: Vatican

text: City

text: State

text: or

text: the

text: State

text: of

text: Vatican

text: City

text: is

text: walled

text: enclave

text: within

text: the

text: city

text: of

text: Rome

text: With

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: approximately

text: hectares

text: acres

text: and

text: population

text: of

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: smallest

text: State

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: by

text: both

text: area

text: and

text: population

text: but

text: formally

text: it

text: is

text: not

text: sovereign

text: sovereignty

text: being

text: held

text: by

text: the

text: Holy

text: See

text: the

text: only

text: entity

text: of

text: public

text: international

text: law

text: that

text: has

text: diplomatic

text: relations

text: with

text: almost

text: every

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: Mesopotamia ("[land] between rivers"; from Ancient Armenian  (Mijagetq); "bild ar-rfidayn" "miyn rodn"; "Beth Nahrain" "land of rivers") is a name for the area of the TigrisEuphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq plus Kuwait, the eastern parts of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the Turkish-Syrian and IranIraq borders.

text: Mesopotamia

text: land

text: between

text: rivers

text: from

text: Ancient

text: Armenian

text: Mijagetq

text: bild

text: ar

text: rfidayn

text: miyn

text: rodn

text: Beth

text: Nahrain

text: land

text: of

text: rivers

text: is

text: name

text: for

text: the

text: area

text: of

text: the

text: TigrisEuphrates

text: river

text: system

text: in

text: modern

text: days

text: roughly

text: corresponding

text: to

text: most

text: of

text: Iraq

text: plus

text: Kuwait

text: the

text: eastern

text: parts

text: of

text: Syria

text: Southeastern

text: Turkey

text: and

text: regions

text: along

text: the

text: Turkish

text: Syrian

text: and

text: IranIraq

text: borders

text: Urukagina ( reigned ca . 24th century BC ? , short chronology ) , alternately rendered as Uruinimgina or Irikagina , was a ruler ( énsi ) of the city - state Lagash in Mesopotamia . He assumed the title of king , claiming to have been divinely appointed , upon the downfall of his corrupt predecessor , Lugalanda . He is best known for his reforms to combat corruption , which are sometimes cited as the first example of a legal code in recorded history . Although the actual text has not been discovered , much of its content may be surmised from other references to it that have been found . In it , he exempted widows and orphans from taxes ; compelled the city to pay funeral expenses ( including the ritual food and drink libations for the journey of the dead into the lower world ) ; and decreed that the rich must use silver when purchasing from the poor , and if the poor does not wish to sell , the powerful man ( the rich man or the priest ) can not force him to do so . He also participated in several conflicts , notably a losing border conflict with Uruk . In the seventh year of his reign , Uruk fell under the leadership of Lugal - Zage - Si , énsi of Umma , who ultimately annexed most of the territory of Lagash and established the first reliably documented kingdom to encompass all of Sumer . The destruction of Lagash was described in a lament ( possibly the earliest recorded example of what would become a prolific Sumerian literary genre ) , which stressed that `` the men of Umma ... committed a sin against Ningirsu . ... Offence there was none in Urukagina , king of Girsu , but as for Lugal - Zage - Si , governor of Umma , may his goddess Nisaba make him carry his sin upon his neck '' ( alternatively - `` may she carry his sin upon her neck '' ) . Lugal - Zage - Si himself was soon defeated and his kingdom was annexed by Sargon of Akkad .

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text: century

text: BC

text: short

text: chronology

text: alternately

text: rendered

text: as

text: Uruinimgina

text: or

text: Irikagina

text: was

text: ruler

text: énsi

text: of

text: the

text: city

text: state

text: Lagash

text: in

text: Mesopotamia

text: He

text: assumed

text: the

text: title

text: of

text: king

text: claiming

text: to

text: have

text: been

text: divinely

text: appointed

text: upon

text: the

text: downfall

text: of

text: his

text: corrupt

text: predecessor

text: Lugalanda

text: He

text: is

text: best

text: known

text: for

text: his

text: reforms

text: to

text: combat

text: corruption

text: which

text: are

text: sometimes

text: cited

text: as

text: the

text: first

text: example

text: of

text: legal

text: code

text: in

text: recorded

text: history

text: Although

text: the

text: actual

text: text

text: has

text: not

text: been

text: discovered

text: much

text: of

text: its

text: content

text: may

text: be

text: surmised

text: from

text: other

text: references

text: to

text: it

text: that

text: have

text: been

text: found

text: In

text: it

text: he

text: exempted

text: widows

text: and

text: orphans

text: from

text: taxes

text: compelled

text: the

text: city

text: to

text: pay

text: funeral

text: expenses

text: including

text: the

text: ritual

text: food

text: and

text: drink

text: libations

text: for

text: the

text: journey

text: of

text: the

text: dead

text: into

text: the

text: lower

text: world

text: and

text: decreed

text: that

text: the

text: rich

text: must

text: use

text: silver

text: when

text: purchasing

text: from

text: the

text: poor

text: and

text: if

text: the

text: poor

text: does

text: not

text: wish

text: to

text: sell

text: the

text: powerful

text: man

text: the

text: rich

text: man

text: or

text: the

text: priest

text: can

text: not

text: force

text: him

text: to

text: do

text: so

text: He

text: also

text: participated

text: in

text: several

text: conflicts

text: notably

text: losing

text: border

text: conflict

text: with

text: Uruk

text: In

text: the

text: seventh

text: year

text: of

text: his

text: reign

text: Uruk

text: fell

text: under

text: the

text: leadership

text: of

text: Lugal

text: Zage

text: Si

text: énsi

text: of

text: Umma

text: who

text: ultimately

text: annexed

text: most

text: of

text: the

text: territory

text: of

text: Lagash

text: and

text: established

text: the

text: first

text: reliably

text: documented

text: kingdom

text: to

text: encompass

text: all

text: of

text: Sumer

text: The

text: destruction

text: of

text: Lagash

text: was

text: described

text: in

text: lament

text: possibly

text: the

text: earliest

text: recorded

text: example

text: of

text: what

text: would

text: become

text: prolific

text: Sumerian

text: literary

text: genre

text: which

text: stressed

text: that

text: the

text: men

text: of

text: Umma

text: committed

text: sin

text: against

text: Ningirsu

text: Offence

text: there

text: was

text: in

text: Urukagina

text: king

text: of

text: Girsu

text: but

text: as

text: for

text: Lugal

text: Zage

text: Si

text: governor

text: of

text: Umma

text: may

text: his

text: goddess

text: Nisaba

text: make

text: him

text: carry

text: his

text: sin

text: upon

text: his

text: neck

text: alternatively

text: may

text: she

text: carry

text: his

text: sin

text: upon

text: her

text: neck

text: Lugal

text: Zage

text: Si

text: himself

text: was

text: soon

text: defeated

text: and

text: his

text: kingdom

text: was

text: annexed

text: by

text: Sargon

text: of

text: Akkad

text: Lagash is an ancient city located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Ash Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash (modern Al-Hiba) was one of the oldest cities of the Ancient Near East. The ancient site of Nina (modern Surghul) is around away and marks the southern limit of the state. Nearby Girsu (modern Telloh), about northwest of Lagash, was the religious center of the Lagash state. Lagash's main temple was the E-Ninnu, dedicated to the god Ningirsu.

text: Lagash

text: is

text: an

text: ancient

text: city

text: located

text: northwest

text: of

text: the

text: junction

text: of

text: the

text: Euphrates

text: and

text: Tigris

text: rivers

text: and

text: east

text: of

text: Uruk

text: about

text: east

text: of

text: the

text: modern

text: town

text: of

text: Ash

text: Shatrah

text: Iraq

text: Lagash

text: modern

text: Al

text: Hiba

text: was

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: oldest

text: cities

text: of

text: the

text: Ancient

text: Near

text: East

text: The

text: ancient

text: site

text: of

text: Nina

text: modern

text: Surghul

text: is

text: around

text: away

text: and

text: marks

text: the

text: southern

text: limit

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: Nearby

text: Girsu

text: modern

text: Telloh

text: about

text: northwest

text: of

text: Lagash

text: was

text: the

text: religious

text: center

text: of

text: the

text: Lagash

text: state

text: Lagash

text: 's

text: main

text: temple

text: was

text: the

text: Ninnu

text: dedicated

text: to

text: the

text: god

text: Ningirsu

text: Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, and often referred to as the "Lion City" or the "Little Red Dot", is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia, and the world's only island city-state. It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, south of the southernmost tip of continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south. Singapore's territory consists of a diamond-shaped main island along with 62 other islets. Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23% (130 km), and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora, parks and gardens.

text: Singapore

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Singapore

text: and

text: often

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: the

text: Lion

text: City

text: or

text: the

text: Little

text: Red

text: Dot

text: is

text: sovereign

text: city

text: state

text: in

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: and

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: only

text: island

text: city

text: state

text: It

text: lies

text: one

text: degree

text: km

text: north

text: of

text: the

text: equator

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: southernmost

text: tip

text: of

text: continental

text: Asia

text: and

text: peninsular

text: Malaysia

text: with

text: Indonesia

text: 's

text: Riau

text: Islands

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: Singapore

text: 's

text: territory

text: consists

text: of

text: diamond

text: shaped

text: main

text: island

text: along

text: with

text: other

text: islets

text: Since

text: independence

text: extensive

text: land

text: reclamation

text: has

text: increased

text: its

text: total

text: size

text: by

text: km

text: and

text: its

text: greening

text: policy

text: has

text: covered

text: the

text: densely

text: populated

text: island

text: with

text: tropical

text: flora

text: parks

text: and

text: gardens

text: Uruk (Cuneiform: , UNUG '; Sumerian: Unug; Akkadian: "Uruk"; Aramaic/Hebrew: ' "") was an ancient city of Sumer and later Babylonia, situated east of the present bed of the Euphrates river, on the dried-up, ancient channel of the Euphrates River, some 30 km east of modern As-Samawah, Al-Muthann, Iraq.

text: Uruk

text: Cuneiform

text: UNUG

text: Sumerian

text: Unug

text: Akkadian

text: Uruk

text: Aramaic

text: Hebrew

text: was

text: an

text: ancient

text: city

text: of

text: Sumer

text: and

text: later

text: Babylonia

text: situated

text: east

text: of

text: the

text: present

text: bed

text: of

text: the

text: Euphrates

text: river

text: on

text: the

text: dried

text: up

text: ancient

text: channel

text: of

text: the

text: Euphrates

text: River

text: some

text: km

text: east

text: of

text: modern

text: As

text: Samawah

text: Al

text: Muthann

text: Iraq

text: Iraq (, or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of Iraq ('; ') is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds; others include Assyrians, Turkmen, Shabakis, Yazidis, Armenians, Mandeans, Circassians, and Kawliya. Around 95% of the country's 36 million citizens are Muslims, with Christianity, Yarsan, Yezidism, and Mandeanism also present. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish.

text: Iraq

text: or

text: officially

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Iraq

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: Western

text: Asia

text: bordered

text: by

text: Turkey

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Kuwait

text: to

text: the

text: southeast

text: Saudi

text: Arabia

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: Jordan

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: and

text: Syria

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: The

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: is

text: Baghdad

text: The

text: main

text: ethnic

text: groups

text: are

text: Arabs

text: and

text: Kurds

text: others

text: include

text: Assyrians

text: Turkmen

text: Shabakis

text: Yazidis

text: Armenians

text: Mandeans

text: Circassians

text: and

text: Kawliya

text: Around

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: 's

text: million

text: citizens

text: are

text: Muslims

text: with

text: Christianity

text: Yarsan

text: Yezidism

text: and

text: Mandeanism

text: also

text: present

text: The

text: official

text: languages

text: of

text: Iraq

text: are

text: Arabic

text: and

text: Kurdish

text: The Tigris and Euphrates, with their tributaries, form a major river system in Western Asia. From sources in the Taurus mountains of eastern Turkey they flow by/through Syria through Iraq into the Persian Gulf. The system is part of the Palearctic TigrisEuphrates ecoregion, which includes Iraq and parts of Turkey, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan.

text: The

text: Tigris

text: and

text: Euphrates

text: with

text: their

text: tributaries

text: form

text: major

text: river

text: system

text: in

text: Western

text: Asia

text: From

text: sources

text: in

text: the

text: Taurus

text: mountains

text: of

text: eastern

text: Turkey

text: they

text: flow

text: by

text: through

text: Syria

text: through

text: Iraq

text: into

text: the

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text: The

text: system

text: is

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Palearctic

text: TigrisEuphrates

text: ecoregion

text: which

text: includes

text: Iraq

text: and

text: parts

text: of

text: Turkey

text: Syria

text: Iran

text: Saudi

text: Arabia

text: Kuwait

text: and

text: Jordan

question: occupation urukagina

answer: sovereign

text: sovereign

text: sovereign

text: sovereign

text: sovereign

text: sovereign