The Assyrian city of Babylon [sic] was built by giants who escaped the Flood and they also built the tower.
In historical periods the mound itself became the citadel of the Aramaean and Assyrian city.
However, some scholars argue that they may have been constructed by a queen from the Assyrian city, Nineveh.
It remained buried until 1845, when Botta and Layard discovered the ruins of the Assyrian cities.
However, with the spread of Christianity, Alqush was among the first Assyrian cities to accept the new faith as their own.
In the Neo-Assyrian Empire (912-608 BC), the royal residence was transferred to other Assyrian cities.
It began as a city of the Gutian people, became Hurrian, and was an Assyrian city during most of its occupation.
Sin also had a sanctuary at the Assyrian city of Harran, named E-khul-khul ("house of joys").
In its prime Harran was a major Assyrian city which controlled the point where the road from Damascus joins the highway between Nineveh and Carchemish.
Ekallatum was an ancient Assyrian city of upper Mesopotamia.