Mosul Eye/The 91

The memorial register

91

Sites destroyed or severely damaged in Old Mosul, 2014–2017.

Mosques, shrines, churches, madrasas, historic houses, libraries, archaeological sites. Counted on the ground. Each named, each pinned, each with condition and source.

38

Mosques & shrines

9

Churches

28

Houses & civic

16

Archaeological

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All 91 Mosques & shrines 38 Churches 9 Houses & civic 28 Archaeological 16 Destroyed 30 Damaged 61

Mosques, shrines & minarets

Showing 9 of 38 · representative

  1. 01D

    The Great Mosque of al-Nuri al-Jāmiʿ al-Nūrī al-Kabīr

    Mosque · 12th c.Jun 2017UNESCO · field
  2. 02D

    The al-Hadbāʾ Minaret the leaning minaret

    Minaret · 1172Jun 2017UNESCO · field
  3. 03D

    Mosque of the Prophet Yūnus (Jonah) Jāmiʿ al-Nabī Yūnus

    Mosque · shrineJul 2014UNESCO · field
  4. 04S

    Mosque of the Prophet Jirjis

    Mosque · shrine2014field
  5. 05D

    Mosque of the Prophet Shīt (Seth)

    Mosque · shrine2014field
  6. 06S

    Imām ʿAwn al-Dīn Shrine

    Shrine · 13th c.2014–17field
  7. 07S

    Imām Yaḥyā ibn al-Qāsim Shrine

    Shrine2014–17field
  8. 08S

    Shaykh Fatḥī Mosque

    Mosque2014–17field
  9. 09S

    Khaḍr Ilyās Shrine

    Shrine2014–17field

Churches & Christian sites

Showing 5 of 9

  1. 10S

    Al-Ṭāhirah Cathedral Syriac Catholic

    Cathedral · 18622014–17UNESCO · field
  2. 11S

    Mar Toma the Apostle Syriac Orthodox

    Church2014–17field
  3. 12S

    Mar Behnam & Sarah Monastery

    Monastery2014–17UNESCO · field
  4. 13S

    Church of the Immaculate Conception

    Church2014–17field
  5. 14S

    Convent of the Dominican Sisters

    Convent2014–17field

Libraries, houses & civic fabric

Showing 5 of 28

  1. 15D

    The Mosul Central Library al-Maktabah al-Markaziyyah

    LibraryFeb 2015field · press
  2. 16D

    The University of Mosul Library

    Library · 1M+ booksFeb 2015field · press
  3. 17S

    Bayt al-Tutunjī Tutunji House, 19th c.

    Historic house2014–17field
  4. 18S

    Qaramānlī House

    Historic house2014–17field
  5. 19D

    Old City covered sūqs Sūq al-Saray & Sūq al-Najjārīn

    Markets · medieval2017UNESCO · field

Archaeological & pre-Islamic

Showing 4 of 16

  1. 20S

    Mosul Museum Assyrian & Hatra galleries

    Museum · vandalisedFeb 2015UNESCO · field · video
  2. 21D

    Nineveh — the Nergal & Adad gates

    Archaeological · 700 BCApr 2016UNESCO · field
  3. 22D

    The Tomb of Jonah mound

    Archaeological · pre-IslamicJul 2014UNESCO · field
  4. 23S

    Hatra reliefs UNESCO World Heritage, outlying damage

    Archaeological · 3rd c. BC2015UNESCO · field

Methodology · how this register was built

Counted on the ground.

This register is the work of more than four years. Sites were identified through three concurrent processes: field verification by Mosul Eye and its network of correspondents inside the city; satellite imagery analysis (Sentinel-2 and high-resolution commercial); and cross-reference with UNESCO's Revive the Spirit of Mosul programme, Iraqi State Board of Antiquities reports, and the Mosul municipality's own damage assessments.

Each entry is recorded with: name (English transliteration and the original Arabic), type, period, condition (destroyed or severely damaged), approximate date of destruction, and source. Coordinates are recorded to 4 decimal places where field verification was possible.

The register is not exhaustive. Of the 91 named sites, this page shows 23 widely-documented losses. The full register is maintained as a data table; please contact us for citation use.

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