Mosul Grand Mosque

Mosul Grand Mosque
جامع الموصل الكبير
Grand Mosque of Mosul (2014)
Location in Iraq
Basic information
Location Iraq Mosul, Iraq
Geographic coordinates 36°21′28″N 43°08′30″E / 36.3577°N 43.1417°E / 36.3577; 43.1417Coordinates: 36°21′28″N 43°08′30″E / 36.3577°N 43.1417°E / 36.3577; 43.1417
Affiliation Islam
Branch/tradition Sunni Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Date established 1980s ?
Specifications
Dome(s) 10
Minaret(s) 2

The Mosul Grand Mosque (Arabic: جامع الموصل الكبير‎) is the largest mosque of Mosul in Iraq. It was previously called Saddam Mosque in the name of the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. It is situated in the Taqafah district bordering the Tigris river near the Nineveh archeological site. Its construction started during the Saddam Hussein regime, but works were interrupted because of the political instability in the country and it remains incomplete to this day. Reportedly the United Arab Emirates offered to finance the completion of the mosque on condition of the mosque being renamed Zayed Mosque in the name of the UAE Emir Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan but the offer was refused.

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