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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.
The Battle of Mosul (Arabic: معركة الموصل, Ma'rakat al-Mawṣil; Kurdish: شەڕی مووسڵ, Şerrê Mûsilê) was a major battle initiated by the Iraqi Government forces with allied militias, the Kurdistan Regional Government, and international forces to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIL), which had ...
Mosul is a 2019 Arabic-language American war action film written and directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan. The film is based on the 2016 Battle of Mosul, which saw Iraqi government forces and coalition allies defeat ISIS, who had controlled the city since June 2014.
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.
4 days ago · Mosul, city, capital of Ninawa governorate, northwestern Iraq. It is the second largest city in Iraq and the chief commercial center of the northwestern portion of the country. Mosul encircles the ancient city of Nineveh, and it reached its political zenith under the Zangid dynasty in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Jul 20, 2022 · Five years after the liberation of Mosul, this iconic city in Iraq is on the path to reconstruction. The restoration of emblematic landscape and monuments of this thousand-year-old city is underway, leaving the devastation of violence and occupation in the past.
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.
Mosul was devastated and the city was left in ruins. Therefore, in February 2018, UNESCO launched the flagship initiative “Revive the Spirit of Mosul” as a response to the recovery of one of Iraq's iconic cities.
Jul 21, 2020 · With the Mosul Book Forum, UNESCO is working on the revival of cultural life in Mosul, promoting a culture of peace and reconciliation. By organizing cultural festivals such as “Culture from Ashes” Moslawis have once again a platform for cultural and creative expressions.
Jun 10, 2024 · Under ISIS, city was rife with abductions, executions, crime. Minorities were killed, music banned, ancient sites destroyed. Now residents say city is at its most peaceful in 20 years. Mosul has...
