Nineveh

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Nineveh
نَيْنَوَىٰ
Nineveh - Mashki Gate.jpg
The reconstructed Mashki Gate of Nineveh (since destroyed by ISIL)
Nineveh is located in Iraq
Nineveh
Shown within Iraq
LocationMosul, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
RegionMesopotamia
Coordinates36°21′34″N 43°09′10″E / 36.35944°N 43.15278°E / 36.35944; 43.15278Coordinates: 36°21′34″N 43°09′10″E / 36.35944°N 43.15278°E / 36.35944; 43.15278
TypeSettlement
Area7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
History
Abandoned612 BC
EventsBattle of Nineveh (612 BC)

Nineveh (/ˈnɪnɪvə/; Arabic: نَيْنَوَىٰNaynawā; Syriac: ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ‎, romanizedNīnwē;[1] Akkadian: