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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 ...
This was the mosque where IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the establishment of the Islamic State caliphate three years prior. [17] IS claimed that the mosque had been bombed by the joint forces opposing IS, but video analysis indicated the mosque was destroyed with charges placed by IS. [18]
Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, has been renovated in a boost for Iraq's second city as it rebuilds ...
The mosque is also know as one of the "al Baghdadi" or "islamic state" mosques, since the isis leader used it for his propaganda Deutsch: Die Moschee in Mosul, auch bekannt als eine der "Al Baghdadi" oder "ISIS"-Moscheen, da der IS diese Moschee für seine Propaganda nutzte.
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 ...
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Wednesday should have marked the celebration of Eid al-Fitr; instead, it is another reminder of what millions in Gaza have lost. ‘There is no joy:’ Palestinians mark Eid in destroyed mosques ...
English: This mihrab was transferred from the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, Iraq to the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. It dates to the reign of Nur ad-Din Zengi, 12th century CE (6th century AH). It dates to the reign of Nur ad-Din Zengi, 12th century CE (6th century AH).