Nineveh

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Ancient Assyrian city.

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Nineveh

Nineveh (English pronunciation: /ˈnɪn.ɪv.ə/; Akkadian: Ninwe; Classical Syriac: ܢܸܢܘܵܐ; Hebrew: נינוה‎ Nīnewē; Greek: Νινευή Nineuē; Naynuwa; Persian: نینوا‎ Latin: Nineve Arabic: نينوى‎ Ninawa) was an ancient Assyrian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

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