Nimrud

ancient Assyrian city
Place archaeological_site Q237614
Nimrud
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Nimrud

Summary

Nimrud is an archaeological site[1]. Nimrud ranks in the top 2% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (261 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nimrud is located in Nineveh Governorate[3].
  • Nimrud is in the country of Iraq[4].
  • Nimrud is in the country of Assyrian Empire[5].
  • Nimrud's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Nimrud's instance of is recorded as ancient city[7].
  • Nimrud's founder is recorded as Shalmaneser I[8].
  • Nimrud's Commons category is recorded as Nimrud[9].
  • Nimrud's said to be the same as is recorded as Larissa of Assyria[10].
  • Nimrud's said to be the same as is recorded as Halah[11].
  • Nimrud comprises Queens' tombs at Nimrud[12].
  • Nimrud comprises Nimrud citadel[13].
  • 1300 BC marks the founding of Nimrud[14].
  • Nimrud was dissolved in 612 BC[15].
  • Nimrud's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.098055555556, 'longitude': 43.328888888889}[16].
  • Nimrud's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nimrud[17].
  • Nimrud's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Nimrud's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[19].
  • Nimrud's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[20].
  • Nimrud's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Nimrud's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Nimrud's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Nimrud's capital of is recorded as Assyrian Empire[24].
  • Nimrud's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[25].
  • Nimrud's different from is recorded as Borsippa[26].
  • Nimrud's culture is recorded as Assyrian Empire[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Iraq[4], a sovereign state[28], in Iraq[29], founded in 1932[30] and Assyrian Empire[5], a historical country[31], founded in -2025[32]. Nimrud is located in Nineveh Governorate[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[6] and ancient city[7]. Nimrud's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[25].

History and Context

1300 BC marks the founding of Nimrud[14].

Why It Matters

Nimrud ranks in the top 2% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (261 views/month).[2] Nimrud has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Nimrud is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 24d ago · Kareyac · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → -0612-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Inception → -1300-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Founder → Shalmaneser I
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 13. century BCE"
  2. 11w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 3909
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 3909, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167476639|CALAH (#167476639)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'n'"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 8qIwy
    "/* 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 ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Heritage designation → Tentative World Heritage Site
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +3
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 4428, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107286573|Nimrud (#107286573)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary]"
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