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Photo: Omar Siddeeq Yousif, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
A modern mosque still under construction on the right side of Tigris.
The Mosul Grand Mosque is an incomplete Sunni mosque located in Mosul, in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. It is situated in the Taqafah district, bordering the Tigris river near the Nineveh archeological site. When completed, it will be the largest mosque in Mosul.
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ماشکی دروازه
Also known as Gate of the Water Carriers, this gate was perhaps used to take livestock to water from the River Tigris which now flows about 1.5 km to the west. It has been reconstructed in fortified mudbrick to the height of the top of the vaulted passageway.
Ruin mound that rises about 20 metres above the surrounding plain of the ancient city. Today, there is little evidence of these old excavations other than weathered pits and earth piles.
مسرح الربيع
Partly restored in 2021, this theater and music venue is home to several performances.
Named for the god Nergal, it may have been used for some ceremonial purpose, as it is the only known gate flanked by stone sculptures of winged bull-men (lamassu). It was reconstructed in the mid-20th century.
On the right bank of the Tigris, known for its conical dome, decorative brickwork and calligraphy engraved in Mosul blue marble, built in the 13th century. Largely destroyed by ISIS in 2014.
Mosul's old walls have disappeared, these imposing ruins rose high over the Tigris until they were largely destroyed by ISIS in 2016.