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An Assyrian capital city founded by Nimrod, south of Nineveh on the Tigris
MesopotamiaHistorically Verified
Sir Austen Henry Layard dug up the city in the 1840s, uncovering massive palace reliefs and the famous winged-bull statues now displayed in the British Museum. The site is also called Nimrud today.
One of the great cities of Assyria, founded by Nimrod according to Genesis 10:11-12. Located on the east bank of the Tigris River about 20 miles south of Nineveh. King Ashurnasirpal II made Calah the imperial capital around 879 BC, building a massive palace decorated with the famous Lamassu winged-bull guardian statues now in the British Museum. Excavated by Sir Austen Henry Layard in the 1840s alongside Nineveh.
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