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The Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Arabic: جامع النوري, romanized: Jāmiʿ an-Nūrī) was a mosque in Mosul, Iraq. It was famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback" (Arabic: الحدباء, romanized: al-Ḥadbāˈ). Tradition holds that the mosque was first built in the late 12th century, although it ...
Pages in category "Buildings and structures destroyed by ISIL" ... Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul; Green Mosque, Mosul; H. Hatra; I. Imam al-Baher Mosque; Al-Imam ...
Leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of Al-Nuri in 2013. Destroyed by IS on 22 June 2017 during the Battle of Mosul. In 2016, IS destroyed the Minaret of Anah in Al Anbar Province, which dates back to the Abbasid Caliphate. The minaret was only rebuilt in 2013 after its destruction by an unknown perpetrator during the Iraqi Civil War in 2006 ...
Islamic State militants on Wednesday blew up the Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul and its famous leaning minaret, Iraq's military said in a statement.
Pages in category "Destroyed mosques" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ... Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul; Great Mosque of Gaza;
PARIS/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will finance a $50.4 million project to rebuild Mosul's Grand al-Nuri Mosque, famous for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, that was blown up ...
Buildings and structures destroyed by ISIL (35 P) Pages in category "Demolished buildings and structures in Iraq" ... Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul; Green Mosque ...
The mosque is considered by Greek government officials one of the most important Muslim monuments in Greece, as it is the oldest mosque on Greek soil, and perhaps the oldest in the Balkans as well. It no longer functions as a mosque, but it is under extensive restoration work. [24] Halil Bey Mosque: Kavala: 1530s 1923