Nineveh
CountryIraq
Date600 BC
RegionMosul
About Nineveh
The largest city in the world at 700 BC with 100,000 people. King Ashurbanipals library held 30,000 tablets including the Epic of Gilgamesh. The walls were 12 km long with 15 gates. Damaged by ISIS and battle damage.
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