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Calah (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 05 53 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.0980 decimal degrees |
| Long: 043 19 43 E degrees minutes |
Long: 43.3280 decimal degrees |
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Note: Founded in the 13th century BCE by Shalmaneser I; declined in the 7th century BCE since Sargonids used Nineveh as their residence; sacked 614 BCE. Ancient Assyrian city was called Kalhu, called by Arabic name, Nimrud. |
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| Calah (preferred,C,O)
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| Kalhu (C,O)
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| Kalakh (C,O)
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| Kalah (C,O)
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| Nimrod (C,O,S)
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| Nimrud (C,O)
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| كال (C,V,Arabic,U)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Nīnawá (governorate) (P) |
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Calah (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Assyria (former nation/state/empire) (P,H) |
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Calah (deserted settlement) (P,H) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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founded 13th century BCE |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| military center (H) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Assyria, 884-859 BCE |
| Assyrian (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Assyria .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Asia) [7016606] |
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