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MOSUL, IRAQ (SEP. 01, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF DRONE SHOTS SHOWING IRAQ'S HISTORIC AL-NURI MOSQUE COMPLEX IN MOSUL MOSUL, IRAQ - SEPTEMBER 01: Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani inaugurated the Nuri Grand Mosque in Mosul, which was destroyed by the terrorist organization ISIS in 2017 and has since been rebuilt.

Sudani performed the midday prayer at the Nuri Grand Mosque in Mosul, which he inaugurated.

The Iraqi Prime Minister will also inaugurate the et-Tahire and es-Saa churches belonging to Christians, which were also destroyed by ISIS in Mosul and have been rebuilt.

- Grand Al-Nuri Mosque

One of Iraq's most important and famous historical mosques, Gradn Al-Nuri Mosque is located in the center of the city of Mosul.

Built in 1172 (566 AH) by Nureddin Zengi, the ruler of Mosul and Damascus, the mosque was named “Nuri” after him.

The mosque, which has become a symbol of the city, is famous for its leaning minaret known as “Hadba.”

During the Islamic State's occupation of Mosul between 2014 and 2017, the group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi announced the so-called “caliphate” from the pulpit of this mosque.

In 2017, during the battle to liberate Mosul, the Islamic State blew up the mosque and its minaret.