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Nineveh
Nineveh
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Nineveh
Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, located in modern-day northern Iraq; it is on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and was the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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Country: Iraq
District: Nineveh Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Third Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Assyrian
Later Cultures: Mixed
Site Features: Assyrian Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: The Ancient City of Nineveh
Date of Submission: 2000
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