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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalah canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| addedToUNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Ancient City of Nimrud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity |
Ishtar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Austen Henry Layard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraqi Department of Antiquities NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Mallowan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
8th century BCE
ⓘ
9th century BCE ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Shalmaneser I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType | tell ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCulture |
colossal winged bulls
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets ⓘ ivory carvings ⓘ stone reliefs ⓘ |
| hasName |
Calah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Nimrud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStructure |
Fort Shalmaneser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ ziggurat ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fortifications
ⓘ
lamassu sculptures ⓘ palaces ⓘ reliefs ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeCapitalBy | Ashurnasirpal II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Ashurnasirpal II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ |
| sufferedDestructionBy | ISIL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sufferedDestructionInYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | World Heritage Site in Danger ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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