Al-Mosul
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Mosul الموصل |
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Tigris, a bridge and Grand Mosque in Mosul
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| Nickname(s): Nīnwē | |
 Mosul
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| Coordinates: 36°20′N 43°08′E / 36.34°N 43.13°ECoordinates: 36°20′N 43°08′E / 36.34°N 43.13°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Nineveh Governorate |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • City | 664,221 |
| • Urban | Unknown (estimates range between 750,000 and 1,500,000 |
| UNData 1987 | |
| Demonym(s) | Moslawi |
| Time zone | AST (UTC+3) |
| Area code(s) | 60 |
Mosul (Arabic: الموصل al-Mawṣil, Kurdish: مووسڵ, Syriac: ܡܘܨܠ, translit. Māwṣil, Turkish: Musul) is a major city in northern Iraq. Since October 2016 it has been the site of a military operation to dislodge and defeat militant forces. The city had been under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from June 2014 to July 2017. The Battle of Mosul, a military offensive to retake the city begun in October 2016, is the largest deployment of Iraqi forces since the 2003 invasion by U.S. and coalition forces. As of March 2017, eastern Mosul is under the control of the Iraqi security forces, while a small portion of the western part of the city remains under siege. On 9 July 2017, Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi arrived in preparation to announce the full liberation of Mosul and reclaim the city after three years of ISIL control. A formal declaration was made on the next day.
Located some 400 km (250 mi) north of Baghdad, Mosul stands on the west bank of the Tigris, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank. The metropolitan area has grown to encompass substantial areas on both the "Left Bank" (east side) and the "Right Bank" (west side), as the two banks are described by the locals compared to the flow direction of Tigris.
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