Plains of Nineveh

Nineveh Plains ܦܩܥܬܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ سهل نينوى
Map of the three districts which constitute Nineveh plains overlaid over the Ninawa Governorate map.
Largest city	Bakhdida
Official languages	Neo-Aramaic
Government
• Governor of Hamdaniya	Nisan Karromi
• Governor of Tel Keppe	Basim Ballu
• Governor of Al-Shikhan	Hasu Narmu
Area
• Total	4,197 km2 (1,620 sq mi)
Population
• 2012 estimate	500,000
• 1987 census	281,829
• Density	117/km2 (303.0/sq mi)

Nineveh Plains (Syriac: ܦܩܥܬܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ‎, translit. Pqatā d'Ninwe, and Modern Syriac: ܕܫܬܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ‎, translit. Daštā d'Ninwe; Arabic: سهل نينوى‎, translit. Sahl Naynawā‎; Kurdish: Deşta Neynewa‎) is a region in Iraq's Nineveh Governorate to the north and east of the city Mosul, from which it is also known as the Plain of Mosul. It was formerly known as the Plain of Sanjar or Sinjar from its major medieval settlement. It was the location of al-Khwārizmī's determination of a degree during the reign of the caliph al-Mamun.

The area also includes the ruins of the ancient Assyrian cities of Nineveh, Nimrud, and Dur-Sharrukin as well as numerous ancient religious sites such as Mar Mattai Monastery, Rabban Hormizd Monastery, the Tomb of Nahum, and Lalish.