The phrase "the cradle of civilization" means any particular point or area where civilization is said to have independently started or emerged from.
The cradle of civilization has been found to be in Mesopotamia. It is known as the region of modern day Iraq.
It is called the cradle of civilization as it was found to be the first place where complex urban centers was said to have emerged from.
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