Nineveh
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Nineveh (English pronunciation: /ˈnɪn.ɪv.ə/) was an ancient Assyrian city on the eastern side of the Tigris River. It was the capital and a major city of the Assyrian empire.[1] Its ruins are across the river from the modern-day city of Mosul, Iraq.[2]
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- ↑ 2 Kings 19:36
- ↑ Menko Vlaardingerbroek 2004. The founding of Nineveh and Babylon in Greek historiography. Iraq, vol. 66, Nineveh. Papers of the 49th Rencontre Assriologique Internationale, Part One, pp. 233-241.
