History & heritageBartella, Iraq
Nimrud
Ancient Assyrian city.
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Nimrud is an ancient Assyrian city (original Assyrian name Kalḫu, biblical name Calah) located in Iraq, 30 kilometres (20 mi) south of the city of Mosul, and 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of the village of Selamiyah (Arabic: السلامية), in the Nineveh Plains in Upper Mesopotamia. It was a major Assyrian city between approximately 1350 BC and 610 BC. The city is located in a strategic position 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of where the river Tigris meets its tributary the Great Zab. The city covered an area of 360 hectares (890 acres).
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Open map: Nimrud and 8 nearby attractions36.09806, 43.32889 · Bartella
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Photo credits (6)
- Mar Behnam Monastery: Aram33 · Public domain · Commons
- Balawat: Near_East_topographic_map-blank.svg : Sémhur derivative work: Zunkir ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Hassuna: Middle_East_topographic_map-blank.svg : Sémhur ( talk ) derivative work: PequoD 76 ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Dair Mar Elia: Doug · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Mosul Museum: Levi Clancy · CC0 · Commons
- Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque: Younis ziyad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
