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Mosul is located close to Nineveh, the ruined city of ancient Assyria
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[Original caption] MESOPOTAMIA. With the river separating it from the vast mounds of Nineveh, Mosul spreads about a maze of creeks 220 miles north of Baghdad. [end]
The city of Mosul lies in northern Iraq. This third largest city of the country stands on the banks of the Tigris River. During the Persian Reign in the 6th century B.C, Mosul became a significant commercial center. Alexander conquered it in 332 B.C. However, the Iranians gained control of the city in 224 B.C and made it a part of the Parthian Dynasty. In 225 A.D, the Sassanian Dynasty took control of Mosul. The city changed hands in 637 A.D when the Muslim Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab won it. In the 8th century, under the rule of the Umayyad dynasty, the city became the capital of Mesopotamia. The city prospered the most during this period. In the 13th century, the Mongols conquered the city and destroyed it. The rulers of the Ottoman Empire (1299–1922) rebuilt it from in the 19th and 20th centuries. |
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