Nimrud
Sign in to saveNimrud (; ) is an ancient Assyrian city (original Assyrian name Kalḫu, biblical name Calah) located in Iraq, south of the city of Mosul, and south of the village of Selamiyah (), 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 north of where the river Tigris meets its tributary the Great Zab. The city covered an area of . The ruins of the city were found within of the modern-day Assyrian village of Noomanea in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq.
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Nimrud was an ancient Assyrian city located in what is now Iraq that served as a major center of power for roughly 1,350 years, from around 1350 BC until 610 BC. The city, strategically positioned where two rivers meet in Upper Mesopotamia, was significant enough that its ruins remain an important archaeological site in modern-day Iraq.
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- Ancient site.name
- Nimrud
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Calah, Kalakh, Kalhu
- Ancient site.image
- Iraq; Nimrud - Assyria, Lamassu's Guarding Palace Entrance.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- A lamassu at the North West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II before destruction in 2015.
- Ancient site.map_type
- Near East#Iraq
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Numaniyah, Al-Hamdaniya, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
- Ancient site.region
- Mesopotamia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
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- {{anchor|History}} History
- Later geographical writings
- Archaeology
- Early writings and debate over name
- Nimrud
- Larissa / Resen
- Rehoboth
- Ashur
- Nineveh
- Calah
- Excavations
- Artworks
- Significant inscriptions
- Destruction{{anchor|Demolition by ISIL}}
- Reconstruction of the site
- Post-ISIL security
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- Citations
- General references
- Further reading
- External links
Nimrud (; ) is an ancient Assyrian city (original Assyrian name Kalḫu, biblical name Calah) located in Iraq, south of the city of Mosul, and south of the village of Selamiyah (), 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 north of where the river Tigris meets its tributary the Great Zab. The city covered an area of . The ruins of the city were found within of the modern-day Assyrian village of Noomanea in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq.
By 800 BCE, the city of Nimrud had expanded to a population of approximately 75,000, establishing it as the most populous urban center in the world at that time.
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