Dilmun[0] a ancient city contemporary to Akkadian culture in todays Bahrain was the place where that Utnapishtim was set to live forever and other similarities in mythology with Garden of Edan, although it was a great culture by itself.
Cedar Forest [1] in Lebanon was a sacred place in the ancient world and had big appearance in Gilgamesh story. the forest was famous for its premium tress to build temples in some of the cultures around and the most famous one was the legendry the temple of Solomon.
also Ugarit was a city where many interesting texts were found with huge similarity for later bible story
Cedar Forest [1] in Lebanon was a sacred place in the ancient world and had big appearance in Gilgamesh story. the forest was famous for its premium tress to build temples in some of the cultures around and the most famous one was the legendry the temple of Solomon. also Ugarit was a city where many interesting texts were found with huge similarity for later bible story
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilmun [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Forest