Capital city of Assyria, built by Nimrod. (Genesis 10:10-12)
The beginning of Nimrod's kingdom
Nimrod was a mighty man and a mighty hunter before the Lord. The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.