Hill of the Prophet Yunus
It is located within the ancient city of Mosul and includes the Haddon Palace and the Sanha Rib Palace. It is considered one of the most valuable remains of the city of Nineveh. It is also called the Hill of Repentance.
Ninawah
Hatra
Hatra is 110 km away from Mosul. It lasted about two centuries, from the first century to the second century AD. It was ruled by four kings whose rule lasted for nearly a hundred years. The civilization of this country was Aramaic-speaking and believed in the Iraqi planetary religion, with a clear influence on the …
Ashur
The name Ashur is associated with a sprawling wide empire established by the people of the area to include Syria, Anatolia, Iran, Egypt and parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Ashur is the name of the first capital of the Assyrians, along with the name of their main god. If you want to know the location …
Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad)
It is the fourth Assyrian capital built by King Sargon II (721-705 BC). It is square in shape, its wall is built with bricks, and has seven gates. Excavators uncovered the king’s palace decorated with alabaster and bronze panels, and most of them were transferred to the Louvre Museum in Paris. The winged bulls that …
Nimrud
The second capital of Assyria had been a well-settled place for a thousand years before it was built as a centre of his kingdom by Shalmaneser I (1273-1244 B.C.). A famous king of Nimrud was Assur-nasir-pal II (883-859 B.C.), and so was his son Shalmaneser III (858-824) who constructed its ziggurat together with a temple …
