Nineveh

American

[nin-uh-vuh] / ˈnɪn ə və /

noun

the ancient capital of Assyria: its ruins are opposite Mosul, on the Tigris River, in N Iraq.

Nineveh British

/ ˈnɪnɪvə /

noun

the ancient capital of Assyria, on the River Tigris opposite the present-day city of Mosul (N Iraq): at its height in the 8th and 7th centuries _bc ; destroyed in 612 _bc by the Medes and Babylonians

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Mohammed Shia al-Sudani arrived in Nineveh province early Thursday with a delegation of ministers and security officials, state television reported.

From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Nineveh Deputy Governor Hassan al-Allaq told Reuters that 113 people had been confirmed dead, with state media putting the death toll at at least 100, with 150 people injured.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2023

The fire broke out during a wedding in the district of Hamdaniya, southeast of the city of Mosul in the Nineveh Plain, a part of Iraq where Christians have lived for many centuries.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2023

State news agency INA said on Wednesday the fire happened in the district of Al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern Nineveh province.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023

Then Belet had taken me straight to a discreet boutique hotel called Nineveh, whose manager had been great friends with Ishtar.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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