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State the salient features of the Ziggurats.

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A ziggurat (/ˈzɪɡəræt/ ZIG-ə-rat; Akkadian: ziqqurat, D-stem of zaqāru "to build on a raised area") is a type of massive stone structure built in ancient Mesopotamia. It has the form of a terraced compound of successively receding stories or levels. Notable ziggurats include the Great Ziggurat of Ur near Nasiriyah, the Ziggurat of Aqar Qufnear Baghdad, the now destroyed Etemenankiin Babylon, Chogha Zanbil in Khūzestān and Sialk.

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