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Chogha Zanbil, Dur Untash in Elamite language, is an ancient Elamite complex in Khuzestan province of Iran. It is one of the few existing ziggurats outside Mesopotamia.
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IranianTours. (2020, August 26). Chogha Zanbil. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2093/chogha-zanbil/
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IranianTours. "Chogha Zanbil." World History Encyclopedia, August 26, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2093/chogha-zanbil/.
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IranianTours. "Chogha Zanbil." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Aug 2020, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2093/chogha-zanbil/.
