Historic landmarks in Iraq's Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation
For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...
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Why is Khulafa Mosque's minaret on verge of collapse?
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Unesco chief says Mosul ‘beacon of hope’ for Iraq after Al Nuri Mosque restoration completed
A UN project to rebuild some of Iraq’s most famous religious sites has restored cultural vitality and social fabric to the ...
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Buildings and homes in the early Islamic civilisation
Baghdad was also known as the Round City because ... in the 9th century in the city of Samarra. It was part of the Great Mosque of Samarra which was the largest mosque in the world at the time.
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Iraq: Mosul's historic al-Nuri mosque and al-Hadba minaret rise again
The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to ...
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Iraq: 29 killed in wave of bombings
Meanwhile, in twin bombings at Al-Rasoul Al-Adham mosque at Diyala bridge, 10 kilometres (six miles) south of Baghdad, five people were killed and 15 wounded as they left Friday prayers.