Ancient city of Dur Sharrukin (Khorsabad)

Iraq / Ninawa / Tall Kayf /
 palace, place with historical importance, archaeological site, assyrian
Dur-Sharrukin ("Fortress of Sargon": Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: ๐’‚ฆ๐’ˆ—๐’บ Arabic: ุฏูˆุฑ ุดุฑูˆูƒูŠู†โ€Ž), present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II of Assyria. Khorsabad is a village in northern Iraq, 15 km northeast of Mosul, which is still today inhabited by Assyrians. The great city was entirely built in the decade preceding 706 BCE. After the unexpected death of Sargon in battle, the capital was shifted 20 km south to Nineveh
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dur_Sharrukin
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Coordinates:   36°30'12"N   43°14'5"E
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