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Mesopotamia(from the Greek, meaning (‘between two rivers’) was an ancient region located in the eastern Mediterranean bounded in the northeast by the Zagros Mountains and in the southeast by the Arabian Plateau, corresponding to today’s Iraq, mostly, but also parts of modern-day lran, Syria and turkey.

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The mayor prepares and administers the final budget. - FALSE
The responsibilities of the council are mostly ceremonial. - FALSE  
The decisions of the council must be approved by the mayor. - FALSE  
The city council has executive and legislative power. - TRUE