Mesopotamia[a] is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent. It corresponds roughly to the territory of modern Iraq [1][2] …

Dec 8, 2025 · History of Mesopotamia, the region in southwestern Asia where the world’s earliest civilization developed. Centered between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the region in ancient times …

Nov 30, 2017 · Mesopotamia is a region of southwest Asia in the Tigris and Euphrates river system that benefited from the area’s climate and geography to host the beginnings of human civilization.

Mar 14, 2018 · Mesopotamia (from the Greek, meaning 'between two rivers') was an ancient region located in the eastern Mediterranean bounded in the northeast by the Zagros Mountains...

The territory of modern Iraq is roughly equivalent to that of ancient Mesopotamia. The Greeks borrowed heavily from Mesopotamia for their mathematics and astronomy.

MESOPOTAMIA definition: an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq. See examples of Mesopotamia used in a sentence.

Mesopotamia in British English (ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmɪə ) noun a region of SW Asia between the lower and middle reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: site of several ancient civilizations

Dec 7, 2025 · /ˈmɛsəpəˌteɪmiə/ /mɛsəpəˈteɪmiə/ IPA guide Definitions of Mesopotamia noun the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as …

Mesopotamia, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Mesopotamia (Ancient Greek: Μεσοποταμία - "land between rivers") is a historical region in the Middle East. It included most of today’s Iraq, and parts of modern-day Iran, Syria and Turkey.