It is the second largest city in Iraq overall after the capital Baghdad. Situated on the banks of Tigris, the city encloses the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh —once the largest city in the world —on its east side. [6]

This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 April 2025. Large-scale military campaign to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State For other uses, see Battle of Mosul (disambiguation). Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) Part of War in Iraq (2013–2017) Map of the advances by the Iraqi Army in Mosul city during the battle Date 16 …

2025年2月15日 · 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.

2022年7月9日 · 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.

2022年3月14日 · The iconic 12th Century mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul is being rebuilt after ISIS nearly destroyed it five years ago. It's now well under reconstruction — a symbol of the city's comeback.

2024年9月27日 · Mosul is one of Iraq’s oldest and most culturally rich cities, standing as a beacon of history, architecture, and resilience. Whether you are visiting for its ancient heritage or witnessing the spirit of revival, Mosul has so much to offer.

Updated November 2024, A Day Trip to Mosul, Visiting Iraq’s Destroyed City was originally published in July 2022. Mosul has an outstanding history that stretches back to 6000 BC, coming to significance in 1800 BC when it became the ancient capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire- the City of Nineveh.

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.

2025年2月6日 · Now, with UN support, Mosul has risen from the ashes of war and its historic monuments which had been reduced to rubble, dot the skyline once again. The devastating nine-month-long battle to...

Mosul (Arabic: الموصل al-Mawṣil, Kurdish: مووسڵ, Syriac: ܡܘܨܠ, romanized: Māwṣil) is a city in the north of Iraq. Under the Ottoman Empire it was the capital of northern Iraq. More than a million people lived there when Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conquered it in 2014.