Biblical place

Where was Assyria?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Nineveh.

First appears in Genesis 2:14 · 15 books · 54 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.

Assyria is represented in the local geography layer as Nineveh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 2:14 and is mentioned across 15 books, with 141 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Babylon

About 440 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Assyria today

Travel to Assyria, the modern-day Nineveh.

Assyria is commonly identified with Nineveh, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Assyria is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Nineveh

Assyria

36.359°N · 43.153°E

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