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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
What is Ziggurat? Describe it and give an example.
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उत्तर
The Mesopotamian city was divided into three main areas — the sacred area, the walled city on a mound, and an outer town. The sacred area had the main temple called Ziggurat dedicated to the patron God of the city. The temple had multi-stories each smaller than the one below it. The temple area was also the administrative center.
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