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Mosul encloses the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh – once the largest city in the world – on its east side. Mosul is considered among the larger and more historically and culturally significant cities of the Arab world. Due to Mosul's strategic location, it has traditionally served as a hub of international commerce and travel.
Jul 9, 2022 · Five years ago this month, Mosul was declared liberated from the Islamic State after a horrific battle finally drove the group out of the city. The battle’s scars remain to this day.
Jun 10, 2024 · MOSUL, Iraq, June 10 (Reuters) - It was the simple night-time act of watering flowers on his street in Mosul's Old City that made Saqr Zakaria stop and think about just how safe...
Jun 11, 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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Jul 20, 2022 · Learn how UNESCO is rebuilding and restoring Mosul's heritage, culture and life after the war. Discover the progress and challenges of reconstructing Al-Nouri Mosque, Al-Tahera Church, Al-Saa'a Church and Al-Hadba Minaret.
Aug 9, 2017 · The battle to liberate Mosul from Islamic State has left the northern Iraqi city in ruins, with thousands of civilians killed or displaced. See satellite images, eyewitness accounts and UN estimates of the damage and humanitarian crisis.
Mosul (Arabic: الموصل al-Mawṣil, Maṣlawī Arabic: al-Mōṣul, Assyrian: ܢܝܢܘܐ Ninaweh, Kurdish: Mosul/Ninawa, Turkish: Musul) is a city in Iraq's Northwestern region, and is the country's second largest city by population. Its religious makeup is one of the most diverse in the country.
