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Nimrud (/ n ɪ m ˈ r uː d /; Syriac: ܢܢܡܪܕ Arabic: النمرود) 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.
Borsippa (Sumerian: BAD.SI.(A).AB.BA KI or Birs Nimrud (having been identified with Nimrod) is an archeological site in Babylon Governorate, Iraq built on both sides of a lake about 17.7 km (11.0 mi) southwest of Babylon on the east bank of the Euphrates.
Changed dimensions/used more recent "Iraq location map.svg" rivers etc. 18:11, 16 March 2011: 851 × 754 ... Nimrud; Nineveh; Nippur; Nuzi; Old Babylonian Empire ...
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Articles relating to the city of Nimrud. 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 the point that the river Tigris meets its tributary the Great Zab. Iraq portal
Ashurnasirpal II's palace in Kalhu (Nimrud, which is in modern-day Iraq slightly south of Mosul) probably began construction c.878 BC, [9] and is now generally accepted as having been completed after around 15 years alongside the near-total reconstruction of the Middle Assyrian city, c.864 BC.
The Queens' Tombs at Nimrud are a set of four tombs discovered by Muzahim Hussein at the site of what was once the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud. Once the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire , Nimrud (known also by its biblical name Calah and its ancient name Kalhu [ 1 ] ) was located on the East bank of the Tigris river , in what would be ...
Italy has donated the reconstructed “Bull of Nimrud” statue to Iraq in a gesture described as a “miracle” of Italian cultural diplomacy. Italy donates 3D-printed replica of statue ...