Nineveh, Mosul

Name: Nineveh
Address: Mosul, Iraq

#2 among attractions in Mosul

City, Top attraction, Archaeological site

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Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, located on the outskirts of Mosul in modern-day northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, as well as the largest city in the world for several decades. Today, it is a common name for the half of Mosul that lies on the eastern bank of the Tigris, and the country's Nineveh Governorate takes its name from it. ()

Local name: نينوى Abandoned: 612 B.C.E.Coordinates: 36°21'30"N, 43°9'43"E

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Nearby attractions include: Monastery of Saint Elijah, Mosul Museum, Al-Tahera Church, Mosques and shrines of Mosul.

4.9 miS
Monastery
Monastery of Saint Elijah, Mosul
124 min walk • Nestled in the historically rich city of Mosul, Iraq, the Monastery of Saint Elijah stands as a testament to the long-standing Christian presence in the region. This ancient monastery, also known as Dair Mar Elia, is believed to have been founded in the late 6th...
1.9 miSW
Museum
Mosul Museum, Mosul
49 min walk • The Mosul Museum is the second largest museum in Iraq after the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad. It was heavily looted during the 2003 Iraq War. Founded in 1952, the museum consisted of a small hall until a new building was opened in 1972, containing ancient Assyrian artifacts.
1.9 miSW
Church
Al-Tahera Church, Mosul
49 min walk • The Al-Tahera Church is a partially demolished Syriac Catholic church in Mosul, Iraq.
0.7 miS
Mosque
Mosques and shrines of Mosul, Mosul
19 min walk • The Islamic Sites of Mosul, Iraq, are of varied ages, the oldest being the Umayyad Mosque from 640 AD. and the modern being the Mosul Grand Mosque.
2.3 miSW
Church
Our Lady of the Hour Church, Mosul
59 min walk • The Our Lady of the Hour Church also known as the name of the Latin Church, was a Catholic church in the center of Mosul, in northern Iraq.
2.3 miW
Forts and castles
Bash Tapia Castle, Mosul
58 min walk • Bash Tapia Castle, also known as Bashtabiya Castle or Pashtabia Castle, is a ruined 12th-century castle located on the western bank of the Tigris river, forming part of the city wall of Mosul, Iraq.
1.2 miW
Mosque
Mosul Grand Mosque, Mosul
30 min walk • The Mosul Grand Mosque is an incomplete Sunni Islamic mosque located in Mosul, Iraq. The mosque is situated in the Taqafah district bordering the Tigris river near the Nineveh archeological site.
2.2 miSW
Mosque
Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul
58 min walk • The Great Mosque of al-Nuri was a mosque in Mosul, Iraq. It was famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback".
3.1 miNW
City, Archaeological site
Tarbisu, Mosul
78 min walk • Tarbiṣu was an ancient city about 3 miles north of Nineveh.
2.1 miNW
Universities and schools
University of Mosul, Mosul
54 min walk • The University of Mosul is a public university located in Mosul. It is one of the largest educational and research centers in the Middle East, and the second largest in Iraq, behind the University of Baghdad.
0.5 miW
Library, Greek Revival architecture
Library of Ashurbanipal, Mosul
14 min walk • The Royal Library of Ashurbanipal, named after Ashurbanipal, the last great king of the Assyrian Empire, is a collection of more than 30,000 clay tablets and fragments containing texts of all kinds from the 7th century BC, including texts in various languages.