Mosul Grand Mosque
The Mosul Grand Mosque (Arabic: جامع الموصل الكبير) is an incomplete Sunni Islamic mosque located in Mosul, Iraq. The mosque is situated in the Taqafah district bordering the Tigris river near the Nineveh archeological site. Its construction started during the Saddam Hussein rule, but works were interrupted because of the political instability in the country and it remains incomplete to this day.
| Mosul Grand Mosque | |
|---|---|
Arabic: جامع الموصل الكبير | |
Grand Mosque of Mosul, pictured in 2014 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Rite | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Closed construction ongoing |
| Location | |
| Location | Mosul, Iraq |
Location in Iraq | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36.3577°N 43.1417°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mughal architecture Umayyad architecture Persian architecture |
| Style | Mughal architecture Umayyad architecture Persian architecture |
| Date established | c. 1985 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 10 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
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