The oldest city of the ancient Assyrian empire and its capital during the reign of Sennacherib, later destroyed in 612BC Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NINEVEH The oldest city of the ancient Assyrian empire and its capital during the reign of Sennacherib, later destroyed in 612BC (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 23, 2020
4% ASTORIA Oregon's oldest city (7) Newsday Nov 1, 2025
4% ASSYRIA Sennacherib's empire (7)
3% DHAKA Capital city of Bangladesh (5) The Times Concise Dec 13, 2025
3% OSH Ancient city in southern Kyrgyzstan (3) (3) Mirror Quiz Dec 11, 2025
3% KILL Destroy (4) (4) Puzzler Dec 11, 2025
3% RULED Reigned (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 9, 2025
3% HOTLANTA Southern capital city nickname (8) Wall Street Journal Dec 9, 2025
3% PULPS Destroys, as books (5) Commuter Dec 2, 2025
3% TRIPOLI Capital city of Libya (7) The Times Concise Nov 28, 2025

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