Mosul's Great Mosque to be restored to its former glory - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Adnan Abu Zeed

Adnan Abu Zeed

May 17, 2018

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service stands next to the ruined Grand Al-Nouri Mosque, Mosul, Iraq, July 20, 2017. — REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

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When the Al-Nouri Mosque and the adjacent al-Hadba minaret in Mosul were bombed by the Islamic State (IS) on June 21, 2017, many thought that the landmark mosque and its “hunchback” minaret most famous for its leaning structure were gone for good.

But today, there is some hope of restoring both structures. The reconstruction of the mosque and the minaret will start in June, said Nofal Sultan al-Akoub, the governor of Iraq’s northern province of Ninevah, on May 6.

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