List of former national capitals

Columns: Old capital city | Country | Today a part of | From | Until | Change , reason
Assur | Assyria | Iraq | fl . 2600 BC | 9th century BC | moved to Calah | Calah ( Nimrud ) | Assyria | Iraq | 13th Century BC | 710 BC | Moved to Nineveh | Nineveh | Assyria | Iraq | 1800 BC | 600 BC | Destroyed by Babylonians | Babylon | Babylonia | Iraq | 24th Century BC | 141 BC | Conquered by Assyrians , Persians , Parthians , Alexander the Great , later abandoned completely | Mtskheta | Iberia , Kingdom of | Georgia | 3rd century BC | 5th century | Capital moved to Tbilisi by Dachi of Iberia | Susa , Anshan ( Persia ) | Proto-Elamite , Elam | Iran | 3200 BC | 850 BC | Conquered by Mannaeans | Zirta ( Izirtu ) | Mannaeans | Iran | 850 BC | 728 BC | Conquered by Median Empire

Example questions:
What is the capital city of this southwest Asian nation that today covers the ancient city whose name was recorded by Carsten Niebuhr ? | When did this southwest asian empire collapse that once had Qal'at Sherqat as the capital city ? | What is the population of this country in southwest asia where the largest city in the world until 610 BC is located ? | How far is this ancient city of the kingdom in southwest Asia spanning 5.5 million square kilometers located from the city of Shiraz ?

Answers:
Baghdad | between 612 BC and 609 BC | 38 million | 60 kilometres