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title: "Battle of the Fertile Crescent Settlements"
year: 8900
canonical: "https://recap.at/8900/fertile-crescent-conflict"
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recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "8900-01-01"
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# Battle of the Fertile Crescent Settlements

> Archaeological evidence from Jericho and pre-pottery Neolithic settlements reveals the earliest organized conflict between rival communities over resource control.

## Summary

The Fertile Crescent is a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East, spanning modern-day Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria, together with northern Kuwait, south-eastern Turkey, and western Iran. Some authors also include Cyprus and northern Egypt.

## Sources

- [Fertile Crescent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertile_Crescent) - Wikipedia

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