<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliBeing a vital strategic point in the trade routes between Egypt and Syria, it was fought over, razed, and rebuilt so many times from the period of ancient Mesopotamia onwards that its name became synonymous with war and destruction.  <response>: Kwa kuwa mji huo ulikuwa muhimu sana katika njia za biashara kati ya Misri na Siria, ulipigwa vita, ukaharibiwa, na kujengwa upya mara nyingi sana kuanzia kipindi cha Mesopotamia ya kale na kuendelea, hivi kwamba jina lake likawa neno linalomaanisha vita na uharibifu. 