. . "Nimrud (/n\u026Am\u02C8ru\u02D0d/; Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0645\u0631\u0648\u062F\u200E) is the later Arab name for an ancient Assyrian city located 30 kilometres (20 mi) south of the city of Mosul, and 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of the village of Selamiyah (Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064A\u0629\u200E), in the Nineveh plains in northern Mesopotamia. It was a major Assyrian city between approximately 1250 BC and 610 BC. The city is located in a strategic position 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of the point that the river Tigris meets its tributary the Great Zab."@en .