That city was Nineveh
Jonah was sent to the People of Nineveh.
According to the book of Jonah in the bible, Tarshish is approximately 2500 miles from Nineveh. Nineveh was 500 miles east of Jerusalem while Tarshish was 2000 miles from Jerusalem.
There is no Jewish connection to the Gentile city of Nineveh in Iraq, other than the fact that it was the setting for the Book of Jonah. Jonah went to Nineveh to get the people to repent.
The Bible does not provide specific details about the death of Jonah's father Amittai in Nineveh. Jonah's father is only mentioned in the book of Jonah as a prophet from Gath-Hepher. The focus of the book is on Jonah's journey to Nineveh and his mission to deliver a message of repentance to the city's inhabitants.
The Lord told Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh. The Lord wanted Jonah to tell the people of Nineveh that they were doing bad things---things against God.
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He spent 3 days and nights in the great fish so if he where in a boat about 5,65 miles.
Jonah (Source: biblical book of Jonah).
Jonah. You can google the verses as well
The city of Nineveh