Note: Although its exact location is still unknown, the city was in the area where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers are nearest each other. The name of the kingdom of Akkad was taken from the name of the city, which was founded by the Semitic conqueror Sargon in about 2300 BCE. Sargon united the various city-states in the region and extended his rule to encompass much of Mesopotamia.
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