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What was the capital of ancient Assyria?
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Actually there were two capitols of ancient Assyria . Nineveh was the first and Assur (Ashur) was the second

  • Nineveh was the original capitol before Assyria was siezed by the Kings of Assur (Ashur).
  • The city of Assur (Ashur)then became the Assyrian capitol.
  • Nineveh is considered as a greater and more important city in terms of classical history.
  • The following cut and paste offers interesting information about Nineveh. "Nineveh Ancient: ninua...(Deleted image) ...City of the ancient Assyrian Empire, and its capital from 705 to 612 BCE. Nineveh was situated on the east bank of the Tigris near modern Mosul. The Khawsar River ran through Nineveh to join the Tigris.
During its relatively short period of being capital, Nineveh was turned into a beautiful city of wide boulevards, large squares, parks, and gardens. At its largest, Nineveh was 700 hectares large, walled with 15 gates. The walls measured 12 km in circumference. Each gate was named after an Assyrian god. Aqueducts and canals lead water from sources in the hills 50 km away."


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