Absolute Location-
The latitude and longitude is 33.7° N and 43.5° E.
Relative Location-
Ancient Mesopotamia is located in present day Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, Turkey, and a little bit of Egypt. This area is called the Middle East. Mesopotamia literally means land between two rivers because it was located between the Euphrates and Tigris River. Because of the rivers, the land was very fertile so they then nick-named it the Fertile Crescent. Present day people gave it this name.
The latitude and longitude is 33.7° N and 43.5° E.
Relative Location-
Ancient Mesopotamia is located in present day Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, Turkey, and a little bit of Egypt. This area is called the Middle East. Mesopotamia literally means land between two rivers because it was located between the Euphrates and Tigris River. Because of the rivers, the land was very fertile so they then nick-named it the Fertile Crescent. Present day people gave it this name.