MOSUL, Iraq — 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 until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017.
The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule. The […] ...
The mosque and minaret were destroyed in June 2017 during ... Mosul still “needs a great deal” of work before it is back to normal, he said. “It needs its former residents… the Christians ...
The minaret and mosque are the latest landmarks in Mosul to be restored with the help of UNESCO ... Mohammed Kassem, 59, came back to the old city a few years ago, to a new house as his former home ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Preparations are underway ahead of the visit of UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay to al-Nuri Mosque in ...