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Some 400 kilometers to the north of Baghdad, is Iraq's third largest city,
Mousil. Like Baghdad it is also split by the Tigris.
Al-Mousil is one of the most historically rich cities in the world. It has
been continously inhabited since Assyrian times. In the lands surrounding
it, the Assyrians built the foundatiouns of their vast empire. Names like
Nineveh and Nimrud are testaments to the long history of the area and the
greatness of the empire that made it.
Outside te city the ancient Arab city of Al-Hatra stands as a graceful
reminder of the continuous prescence of great civilizations on Iraqi soil.
The city was also a flourishing trade center during the later Islamic period
and an adminstrative center for the area.
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1950/60s Mousil, The Tomb of The Prophet Younis (Jonah) can
be seen in the background.
General View of a Mousil Suburb (1982).
Bash Tapia Castle: Part of Mousil's Old Walls.
Remains of The Qara Serai.The Qara Serai (The Black Palace
in Turkish) was built by Sultan Badruddin Lu'Lu' in the 13th Century.
This famous 52 meter minaret was built in 1172 by Nuriddin Zanki
for The Great (aka Nurid) Mosque. The name Al-Hadbaa' means "the
humped one", referring to the remarkably humped minaret.
