🇮🇶 Dur-Kurigalzu Ziggurat - Mesopotamia (Iraq) Founded in the 14th century BC, Dur-Kurigalzu served as the strategic and magnificent capital of the Babylonian Empire during the reign of the Kassite (Kurduniash) dynasty, a people who descended into the region from the Zagros Mountains.Renowned for its ziggurat and palaces, the city was inhabited by a cosmopolitan society that embraced Mesopotamian traditions and engaged in agriculture and trade.Although the city lost its significance following