Biblical place
Where was Nineveh?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Nineveh.
First appears in Genesis 10:11 · 8 books · 12 chapters
Overview
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nineveh.
Nineveh is represented in the local geography layer as Nineveh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 10:11 and is mentioned across 8 books, with 30 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 440 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
Related topics
Key passages on turning away from sin, returning to God, the call to repent, and the mercy that meets those who do.
How to get to Nineveh today
Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.
Nineveh is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.
Nineveh 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.