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Mosul is approximately 400 km (250 mi) north of Baghdad on the Tigris river. The Mosul metropolitan area has grown from the old city on the western side to encompass substantial areas on both the "Left Bank" (east side) and the "Right Bank" (west side), as locals call the two riverbanks.
Jun 30, 2024 · Mosul, city, capital of Nīnawā muḥāfaẓah (governorate), northwestern Iraq. From its original site on the western bank of the Tigris River, the modern city expanded to the eastern bank and now encircles the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh. Located 225 miles (362 km) northwest of Baghdad, Mosul is Iraq’s second largest city ...
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May 8, 2018 · MOSUL. city in northern iraq (mesopotamia). Mosul (also spelled Mawsil) is located on the west bank of the Tigris river opposite the ancient city of Nineveh. It was a significant center during the early Islamic period with a sizable Christian population. Destroyed by the Mongols, Mosul regained importance under the Ottoman Turks. Some of the ...
Oct 21, 2016 · Mosul is now at the center of a regional conflagration: It's occupied by an extremist Sunni organization that rose to power as the Iraqi and Syrian states imploded. An Iraqi government...
Mosul is Iraqs second largest city and the major economic hub in northern Iraq. Located along the fertile lands of river Tigris the city's history dates back to the at least 6,000 BC. On the eastern banks lies the ancient city of Nineveh , which was the world's largest city around 700 BC.
Oct 17, 2016 · Mosul is one of the several “disputed areas” that Erbil and Baghdad vie for control over. As a disputed area, Mosul was included in the no-fly zone imposed over Kurdish areas in 1991.
Jul 9, 2022 · Much of Mosul’s historic center, on the right bank of the Tigris river, was destroyed by the U.S.-led coalition’s artillery while the Islamic State detonated a number of key sites.
