Nineveh

region

ancient Assyrian city, capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire

Approximate centre: 36.3667, 43.1500 · Pleiades 874621

Who is recorded here

In art

About the place

Nineveh was an ancient Near Eastern city of Upper Mesopotamia, located in the modern-day city of Mosul in northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and potentially the wealthiest city in the ancient world.

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