Nimrud
ancient Assyrian city
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Summary
Nimrud is an archaeological site[1]. Nimrud ranks in the top 2% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,908 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nineveh Governorate[3]
- Country: Iraq[4], Assyrian Empire[5]
- Instance of: ancient city[6]
- Founder: Shalmaneser I[7]
- Commons category: Nimrud[8]
- Said to be the same as: Larissa of Assyria[9], Halah[10]
- Has part(s): Queens' tombs at Nimrud[11], Nimrud citadel[12]
- Inception: 1300 BC[13]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 612 BC[14]
- Coordinate location: 36.098055555556, 43.328888888889[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nimrud[16]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[18], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22]
- Capital of: Assyrian Empire[23]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[24]
- Different from: Borsippa[25]
- Culture: Assyrian Empire[26]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[27], (ii)[28], (iii)[29]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Nimrud[30]
- P14541: 8qIwy[31]
Why It Matters
Nimrud has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Nimrud is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]