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Facts

Also Known As Kalhu • Kalakh • Nimrūd

Photos

Nimrūd, Iraq: ruins
Calah, archaeological site in Iraq
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Related Places

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Assyria
ancient kingdom, Mesopotamia
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Iraq
country, Asia
Historical map showing ancient Mesopotamia with labeled locations of major archaeological and historical sites. Symbols and color codes indicate sites from the prehistoric era, Sumerian-Akkadian culture, Babylonian and Neo-Babylonian eras, Assyrian civilization, Hurrian era, late Persian, Greek, and Parthian eras, as well as marshland areas. The map covers the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, including present-day Iraq and surrounding areas.
history of Mesopotamia
historical region, Asia

Key People

Ashurnasirpal II
Ashurnasirpal II
king of Assyria
Layard, drawing by G.F. Watts; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Austen Henry Layard
British archaeologist
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Sir Max Mallowan
British archaeologist
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Shalmaneser I
king of Assyria

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