Assyrian cities are cities that can be founded by the Assyrian civilization in Civilization V and its expansions. The first city founded is the 
Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen in the order they appear on the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
List of cities[]
| Founding Order | City Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assur | Capital of the Old Assyrian city-state and for a time, of the Neo-Assyrian Empire |
| 2 | Nineveh | Also "Ninuwā" in Old Babylonian and Assyrian; Capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire famous for the Library of Ashurbanipal |
| 3 | Nimrud | Also "Kalḫu" in Assyrian; an ancient Assyrian city, and once capital of the empire located in the Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |
| 4 | Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta | New cult center for Ashur and perhaps a new capital city founded by the Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta located at the Tulul ul Aqar archaeological site, Salah al-Din Governorate, Iraq |
| 5 | Dur-Sharrukin | Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II; a city that was under production but never finished; it's located at the Khorsabad archaeological site, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |
| 6 | Halab | Also "Ḥalba" in Old Assyrian; modern city of Aleppo, Syria, once conquered by Assyria |
| 7 | Carchemish | Also "Gargamiš" in Akkadian; an ancient city and important provincial capital established by the Assyrians after being conquered |
| 8 | Kanesh | Ancient city that was established as an Assyrian trading colony after being conquered; it's located at the Kültepe archaeological site, Kayseri Province, Turkey |
| 9 | Harran | Also called "Huzirina" by the ancient Assyrians that briefly served as the final capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire; known as "Carrhae" by the Romans |
| 10 | Imgur-Enlil | Ancient Assyrian city found by the Neo-Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II located at the Balawat archaeological site, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |
| 11 | Shubat-Enlil | Ancient city and residential capital of the king Shamshi-Adad I located at the Tell Leilan archaeological site, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria |
| 12 | Qatna | Ancient city and important center of the kingdoms of Palistin then Hamath before being destroyed by the Assyrians; it's located at the Tell al-Mishrifeh archaeological site, Homs Governorate, Syria |
| 13 | Sareisa | Ancient city conquered by Assyria located somewhere in southeast Anatolia |
| 14 | Sam al | Ancient city in Turkey; conquered by Assyria |
| 15 | Qarqar | Site of one of the most important battles of the ancient world, the battle of Qarqar; won by the Assyrians |
| 16 | Til Barsip | Archaeological site where the ancient city of Kar-Šulmānu-Ašarēdu was located; a prominent center for the Assyrian administration after being conquered; it's located in the Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
| 17 | Sultantepe | Ancient temple city in Turkey with a modern city of the same name nearby; located very close to Harran |
| 18 | Erbil | A modern city in Iraq known as "Arbailu" in Akkadian; an ancient city that was under Assyrian zone of control and eventually its empire |
| 19 | Hamath | Assyrian name for modern Hama in Syria; once conquered and destroyed by Assyria |
| 20 | Guzana | Aramaean city-state that was reduced to a province and conquered by the Assyrian Empire |
| 21 | Turuspa | Akkadian name for Tushpa; capital of Urartu near of what would become the modern Van, Turkey |
| 22 | Nasibina | Akkadian name for modern Nusaybin, Turkey; it got annexed to the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 852 BCE |
| 23 | Arpad | Ancient Aramaean Syro-Hittite city conquered by the Assyrians and later served as a provincial capital |
| 24 | Kelashin | A village in Iraq near the Iran border; a stele found there bears important Assyrian bilingual text |
| 25 | Tadmor | Modern site of Palmyra |
| 26 | Urartu | Assyrian term for a geographical region roughly equivalent to Kurdistan and Armenia; also an ancient kingdom located in the same region |
| 27 | Sabata | A city somewhere in the ancient region of Sittacene near the Euphrates river; located 30 stadia from Seleucia, a city itself located some short distance from the significantly more famous Seleucia-on-Tigris |
| 28 | Hit | City in As-Suwaydā' Governorate; name underwent several iterations, originally called "Tutul" by the Akkadians before being changed to "Eru" by the Assyrians, and later known as as "Hitum" under the Neo-Assyrians, which it's modern name is derived from |
See also[]
- Assyrian cities in other games