Mosul, Iraq
Nineveh
The Assyrian capital Jonah was sent to, its walls and gates still tracing a vast rectangle across the Tigris from Mosul.
Biblical significance
Nineveh was for a time the largest city in the world — Sennacherib's palace without rival, a canal system fed from the mountains, walls running for twelve kilometres. Jonah was sent here and resented the mercy shown to it; Nahum announced its fall; and in 612 BC the city was taken and left as a mound.
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The tells of Kuyunjik and Nebi Yunus lie across the Tigris from modern Mosul. Recent years have brought deliberate destruction and slow, determined restoration by Iraqi archaeologists.
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Best time to go
October to April; summer on the Tigris plain is punishing.
Visitor notes
Access varies with local conditions — travel with a Mosul-based guide and check current security guidance before planning.
Coordinates
36.3599, 43.1530
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