Layard's visit, in 1840, to Syria, Asia Minor, Babylon and Assyria. Differences in the ruins described. Dangers in traveling through the area. Layard's visit to area made him desire to investigate the ...

(705-681 BCE) and which stretches 12km along the city of Nineveh (Mosul, Iraq), is being partially bulldozed by private contractors. Activists and locals say they fear the remains will be used as ...

Nearly 8 years after Iraq declared victory over ISIS, the return of the country's Christian population to their ancestral homeland in Nineveh remains an unattainable dream for many.

Nineveh was a center of power, wealth, and culture. However, by the 13th century AD, it was abandoned and left to time. People believed it was just a story until its ruins were rediscovered in the ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Nineveh Provincial Council on Wednesday ousted its head Ahmed al-Hasud, accusing ...

Just as they devastated the ancient cities of Hatra and Nineveh, they attacked the northern ... Famous monuments lay in ruins and over 130,000 homes had been destroyed. According to UNESCO ...