A late 19th Century illustration of the Royal Palace in Nineveh, an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, located on the outskirts of Mosul in modern-day northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, as well as the largest city in the world for several decades.

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Size: 5154px × 3090px
Location: Nineveh, Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, in modern-day northern Iraq
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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