Biblical place
Where was Calah?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Nimrud.
First appears in Genesis 10:11 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nimrud.
Calah is represented in the local geography layer as Nimrud. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 10:11 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 408 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Calah today
Travel to Calah, the modern-day Nimrud.
Calah is commonly identified with Nimrud, 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.
Calah 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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 2 verse mentions