Kalah

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Kalah is the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, a major archaeological site in modern-day Iraq that served as a prominent capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

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Kalah canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Assyrian city
ancient city
archaeological site
addedToUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ancient City of Nimrud
linked to: Nimrud
capitalOf Neo-Assyrian Empire
culture Assyrian
linked to: Assyrians
dedicatedToDeity Ishtar
linked to: Inanna

Ninurta
excavatedBy Austen Henry Layard
Iraqi Department of Antiquities
Max Mallowan
flourishedInPeriod 8th century BCE
9th century BCE
foundedBy Shalmaneser I
hasArchaeologicalSiteType tell
hasMaterialCulture colossal winged bulls
cuneiform tablets
ivory carvings
stone reliefs
hasName Calah
Kalhu
Nimrud
hasNotableStructure Fort Shalmaneser
Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II
Temple of Ninurta
ziggurat
knownFor fortifications
lamassu sculptures
palaces
reliefs
temples
locatedInCountry Iraq
locatedInGovernorate Nineveh Governorate
locatedInRegion northern Iraq
locatedNear Mosul
locatedOnRiver Tigris River
linked to: Tigris
madeCapitalBy Ashurnasirpal II
partOf Assyria
Neo-Assyrian Empire
rebuiltBy Ashurnasirpal II
religion Mesopotamian religion
servedAs capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
royal residence
sufferedDestructionBy ISIL
sufferedDestructionInYear 2015
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE
Iron Age
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site in Danger

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Nimrud alsoKnownAs Kalah
Calah alsoKnownAs Kalah