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It may be safer to identify Xenophon's Mépsila with the site of Iski Mosul, or "Old Mosul," about 30 km (19 mi) north of modern Mosul, where six centuries after Xenophon's report, the Sasanian Empire's center of Budh-Ardhashir was built. Mosul is also nicknamed al-Faiha ("the Paradise"), al-Khaḍrah ("the Green"), and al-Hadbah ("the Humped").
Beit al-Tutunji courtyard, Mosul, Iraq, during conservation and repair in 2021 Beit al-Tutunji viewed from above with Mosul skyline. Beit al-Tutunji is an early nineteenth-century historic house in Mosul, Iraq that represents an example of Ottoman vernacular architecture.
Interior view of the Meskinta Assyrian-Chaldean Church in Mosul Mosul , Iraq is known for its several old churches , some of which originally date back to the early centuries of Christianity. The ancient churches of the city are often hidden through labyrinthine alleyways behind thick walls and are therefore not easy to find.
Historic buildings in Mosul, including churches and mosques, are being reopened following years of devastation resulting from the Iraqi city's takeover by the extremist Islamic State (IS) group.
In 2003, Mosul's Christian population stood at around 50,000. Many of them fled after IS seized control of Mosul in 2014. Today, less than 20 Christian families remain as permanent residents in the city. Others who fled to Irbil and other surrounding areas have not returned to their homes in Mosul but commute there for church on Sundays.
Before 1976, it was called Mosul Province and included the present-day Dohuk Governorate. [8] The second largest city is Tal Afar, which has an almost exclusively Turkmen population. [9] An ethnically, religiously and culturally diverse region, it was partly conquered by ISIS in 2014. [10] Iraqi government forces retook the city of Mosul in ...
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 this last bastion of Islamic State militants had ...
Inside Mosul Building Image District/Quarter Denomination First built Period Notes Great Mosque of Al-Nuri: Old City of Mosul Sunni 1172–1173 Zengid: First built by Nur al-Din Zangi in 1172–1173. It is best known for its leaning minaret, known as "Al-Hadba" (the hunchback). The prayer hall was rebuilt in the mid 20th century, between 1940 ...