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Marad
Marad (Sumerian: Marda, modern Tell Wannat es-Sadum or Tell as-Sadoum, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian city. Marad was situated on the west bank of the then western branch of the Upper Euphrates River west of Nippur in modern day Iraq and roughly 50 km southeast of Kish, on the Arahtu River.
The city's ziggurat E-igi-kalama was dedicated to Ninurta the god of earth and the plow, built by one of Naram-Sin's sons, as well as the tutelary deity Lugalmarada (also Lugal-Amarda). The city fell into the bounds of the Akkad after the conquest of Sargon of Akkad.
Marad (disambiguation)
Marad may refer to:
- Marad an ancient Sumerian city in modern-day Iraq
- Marad, Kerala a town in Kerala, India
:* Marad massacre, a 2003 religious charged killing of eight people in Kerala, India
- Marad, Iran
- MARAD an acronym for United States Maritime Administration