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Nineveh

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Long ago, there was a big city. It was called Nineveh. It sat by a river. The city was very rich. Many people lived there.

Nineveh walls east Shamash Gate from rampart.JPG
Nineveh walls east Shamash Gate from rampart.JPG
It was a very special place. Can you imagine a city that big?

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File:View of the village of Nunia or Ninive, Niebuhr 1778.jpg
View of the village of Nunia or Ninive,...
File:Views of the archaeological site of Nineveh in modern-day Mosul, currently occupied by squatters 06 (cropped).jpg
Views of the archaeological site of...
File:British Museum Middle east 14022019 Beveled rim bowl Nineveh Late Uruk Period 3672.jpg
British Museum Middle east 14022019...
File:Polychrome painted jar, geometric designs and animals, the so-called "Scarlet Ware". From Iraq, Tell Abu Qasim (Arabic تل ابو قاسم), Hamrin Basin, Diyala Valley. 2800-2000 BCE. Iraq Museum.jpg
Polychrome painted jar, geometric designs...
File:Relief from Nineveh Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin.jpg
Relief from Nineveh Vorderasiatisches...
File:Nineveh north palace king hunting lion.jpg
Nineveh north palace king hunting lion.jpg
File:2018 Ashurbanipal - Nineveh.jpg
2018 Ashurbanipal - Nineveh.jpg
File:Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn - The Prophet Jonah before the Walls of Nineveh, c. 1655 - Google Art Project.jpg
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn - The...
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Nineve.jpg
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Humvee down after isis attack.jpg
File:Nineveh Nebi Yunus Excavation Bull-Man Head.JPG
Nineveh Nebi Yunus Excavation Bull-Man Head.JPG
File:Nineveh map city walls & gates.JPG
Nineveh map city walls & gates.JPG

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