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10-02-2016 03:02 AM |
Iraqi transport minister claims first airport was built 7,000 years ago in Iraq by ancient Sumerians
The Sumerians settled in the historical region of Mesopotamia, now south Iraq, in 5500 to 4000 BC
An Iraqi minister has claimed that the ancient Sumerians travelled to Pluto in spaceships thousands of years ago.
Kazem Finjan, Iraq?s Transport Minister, told reporters in Dhi Qar, south Iraq, that the world?s first airport was built there in around 5,000 BC.
He said the ancient civilisation of Sumer, one of the oldest known societies, used the airport for space exploration and even discovered Pluto, according to news website The New Arab.
Alongside a video of the news conference posted on Twitter, Hayder al-Khoei, a researcher at the Centre for Academic Shi?a Studies, wrote: ?Awkward moment and I don't think anyone was brave enough to contradict him?.
It is believed that the Sumerians settled in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia, now south Iraq, in 5500 to 4000 BC, where they developed agriculture, trade and artisan skills such as weaving, metalwork and pottery.
The New Arab reported that Mr Finjan referred to the work of Russian professor and Sumerian expert Samuel Kramer, who studied the civilisation?s creation myths and wrote about their understanding of the solar system.
Continued Iraqi transport minister claims first airport was built 7,000 years ago in Iraq by ancient Sumerians | The Independent |
