The fertile crescent, the cradle of agriculture and writing, is an area between the Taurus Mountains, Zagros in the North and the Syrian Desert in the South. It also includes the Nile Valley. by @LegendesCarto

The fertile crescent, the cradle of agriculture and writing, is an area between the Taurus Mountains, Zagros in the North and the Syrian Desert in the South. It also includes the Nile Valley.

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