Nineveh

ancient Assyrian city, capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Place ancient_city Q5680
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Nineveh

Summary

Nineveh is an ancient city[1]. Nineveh has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Nineveh is located in Mosul[3].
  • Nineveh is in the country of Iraq[4].
  • Nineveh's instance of is recorded as ancient city[5].
  • Nineveh's instance of is recorded as tell[6].
  • Nineveh's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[7].
  • Nineveh's instance of is recorded as type site[8].
  • Nineveh's Commons category is recorded as Nineveh[9].
  • Nineveh was dissolved in 612 BC[10].
  • Nineveh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.366667, 'lon': 43.15}[11].
  • Nineveh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nineveh[12].
  • Nineveh's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[13].
  • Nineveh's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Nineveh's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Nineveh's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Nineveh's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17].
  • Nineveh's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[18].
  • Nineveh's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Nineveh's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Nineveh's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[21].
  • Nineveh's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Nineveh's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Siebzehnter Band[23].
  • Nineveh's replaced by is recorded as Mosul[24].
  • Nineveh's capital of is recorded as Assyrian Empire[25].
  • Nineveh's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[26].
  • Nineveh's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32667597[27].

Body

Geography

Nineveh is in the country of Iraq[4]. Nineveh is located in Mosul[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city[5], tell[6], archaeological site[7], and type site[8]. Nineveh's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[26].

Why It Matters

Nineveh has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Nineveh is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q27181
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q27181, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  2. 11w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 11549
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 11549, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167482813|NINEVEH (#167482813)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → LxLQz
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 4429
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 4429, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107286574|Nineveh (#107286574)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary"
  5. 15w ago · BMacZero · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Iraq
    Significant event → Q140249699
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P793]]: [[Q140249699]]"
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