Proper noun
One of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, located in northern Babylonia.
The capital city of the kingdom of Akkad of uncertain location.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAkkad was a city and its surrounding region in central Mesopotamia. Source: Internet
Akkad reached the height of its power between the 24th and 22nd centuries BC, following the conquests of king Sargon of Akkad. Source: Internet
As a result, Sumer and Akkad had a surplus of agricultural products but was short of almost everything else, particularly metal ores, timber and building stone, all of which had to be imported. Source: Internet
Al Akkad faced resistance from Hollywood which forced him to make the film in Morocco. Source: Internet
Binkley, Roberta, The Importance of Enheduanna The Curse (How and why) Later material described how the fall of Akkad was due to Naram-Sin's attack upon the city of Nippur. Source: Internet
Dalley proposes that these sources may have originally referred to Sargon II of the Assyria rather than Sargon of Akkad. Source: Internet