Mosul
The old city was fought over street by street and is being rebuilt stone by stone, minaret included. Nineveh is on the other bank and older than all of it.
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The Great Mosque of al-Nuri, also known as the Nouri Mosque, is a Sunni mosque in Mosul, in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq, famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback". Tradition holds that the mosque was built in the late 12th century, although it underwent many renovations over the years.
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Mart Meskinta Church, also known as Mart Meskanta, Mart Miskinta, Mart Meskanta, and Saint Meskinta Chaldean Church, is a historic Chaldean Catholic church located in Mosul, Iraq. The church dates originally from the twelfth century but underwent a significant renovation in 1851. It experienced damage in 2008 due to the Iraq War and in 2014-2017 due to the war against the Islamic State (ISIS).
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Mosul is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. It is the second largest city in Iraq overall after the capital Baghdad and situated on the banks of Tigris. The ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, once the largest city in the world, are on the east side of the city.
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Nineveh Governorate is a governorate in northern Iraq. It has an area of 37,323 km2 (14,410 sq mi) and a population of 4,261,980 people as of 2024. Its largest city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of ancient Nineveh.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
Copyright © 2013 Younus Alhamdani · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri, also known as the Nouri Mosque, is a Sunni mosque in Mosul, in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq, famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback". Tradition holds that the mosque was built in the late 12th century, although it underwent many renovations over the years.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Aug 2026
الدبوني · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mart Meskinta Church, also known as Mart Meskanta, Mart Miskinta, Mart Meskanta, and Saint Meskinta Chaldean Church, is a historic Chaldean Catholic church located in Mosul, Iraq. The church dates originally from the twelfth century but underwent a significant renovation in 1851. It experienced damage in 2008 due to the Iraq War and in 2014-2017 due to the war against the Islamic State (ISIS).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Mar Sharb · CC BY 2.0
Mosul is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. It is the second largest city in Iraq overall after the capital Baghdad and situated on the banks of Tigris. The ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, once the largest city in the world, are on the east side of the city.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Sep 2026
Copyright © 2013 Younus Alhamdani · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nineveh Governorate is a governorate in northern Iraq. It has an area of 37,323 km2 (14,410 sq mi) and a population of 4,261,980 people as of 2024. Its largest city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of ancient Nineveh.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
Copyright © 2013 Younus Alhamdani · CC BY-SA 4.0