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Nimrud

Nimrud (/nɪmˈruːd/; 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. It was a major Assyrian city between …

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Location
Numaniyah, Al-Hamdaniya, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Area
3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Region
Mesopotamia
Type
Settlement

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related to Further reading · 54
Nimrud → American Journal, Archaeology, Art, Assurnasirpal II, Assyrian, Assyrian Art, Babylon, Barbara Parker, Crawford, Discoveries, Economic, Ed, Fragments, Historical Texts, Iraq, ISBN, ISSN, Issues, James Rich, John Malcolm
related to Gallery · 36
Nimrud → Ancient Orient, Art, Ashurnasirpal II, Assyrian, Black Obelisk, British Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Cavalry, City, Eagle-headed, Egypt, Height, Hermitage Museum, Items, Lamassu, Los Angeles County Museum, Louvre, Metropolitan Museum, Museum, Pergamon
related to Artworks · 22
Nimrud → Additional, After, Art, Assyrian, British Museum, Chicago, Edward Chiera, He, However, In, Khorsabad, Layard, London, New York, Paris, Paul Emile Botta, The, The Metropolitan Museum, Then, These
related to Significant inscriptions · 20
Nimrud → Assyrian, Assyrians, Biblical, Black Obelisk, Hubiri, Israel, Israelite, King Jehu, Kings, Nimrud Slab, Nimrud Tablet, Note, Omri, One, Reverend Edward Hincks, Shalmaneser III, The, While, While Rawlinson, Yahua
related to Destruction · 17
Nimrud → Akkadian, In, In February, Iraq, Iraqi, ISIL, Islamic, Islamic State, Lack, Levant, March, Mosque, Mosul, Mosul Museum, Mosul's, Nimrud's, Prophet Jonah
related to history · 15
Nimrud → Ashur, Ashurnasirpal II, Assyrian, BCE, Calah, Dur-Sharrukin, Excavations, Its, Nineveh, Sargon II, Shalmaneser, Situated, Tiglath-Pileser III, When Ashurnasirpal II, While Assyrian
related to External links · 14
Nimrud → AssyriaNimrud/CalahKalhu, Digital Reconstruction, Metropolitan Museum, National Geographic, NimrudCentro Ricerche Archeologiche, Noreen Feeney, Northwest Palace, Oriental InstituteMore, Photographs, Scavi, Secret, The Wall Street Journal, Torino, Treasure
related to Reconstruction of the site · 13
Nimrud → American Smithsonian Institution, As, December, Iraqi, July, Nimrud Rescue Project, October, Pennsylvania, Phase, Plans, The, UNESCO, University
related to Excavations · 7
Nimrud → After George Smith, Austen Henry Layard, Following Layard's, Hormuzd Rassam, Initial, Rassam, William Loftus
see also · 3
Nimrud → Asia, Cities, Near EastHatraIslamic IconoclasmNimrud

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city site assyrian nineveh iraq ii ashurnasirpal palace calah iraqi museum also name including ancient excavations bc isil biblical work

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NimrudArea3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)1.00infobox
NimrudLocationNumaniyah, Al-Hamdaniya, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq1.00infobox
NimrudRegionMesopotamia1.00infobox
NimrudTypeSettlement1.00infobox
Nimrudrelated to ArtworksAssyrian0.60section
Nimrudrelated to ArtworksLayard0.60section
Nimrudrelated to ArtworksThese0.60section
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Nimrudrelated to ArtworksIn0.60section
Nimrudrelated to ArtworksLondon0.60section
Nimrudrelated to ArtworksAfter0.60section
Nimrudrelated to ArtworksBritish Museum0.60section

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