Akkad

n. ancient Mesopotamian Kingdom, northern part of Babylonia; capital city of the kingdom of Akkad

For the Egyptian writer, see Abbas Al-Akkad. For the Syrian film director, see Moustapha Akkad. Akkad (Sumerian: Agade; Biblical Accad), was a city and its surrounding region (Sumerian URI.KI or KIURI) in central Mesopotamia. Akkad also became the capital of the Akkadian Empire, and later that of the northern division of the ancient Babylonian empire.
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n. Accad, city in ancient Babylon, one of the cities of Nimrod's kingdom (Biblical)

[Mesopotamian] The first Babylonian city. Sargon I made it his capital in 2475 BCE.

Agade or Akkad [from aga crown + de fire] Also Agadi. The ancient city of the Babylonian ruler Sargon I (2637-2587 BC), the word referring to the city's patron deity, Ishtar or Anunit.