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Mosul

#180 in World

Iraq

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Population
1.8M
Coordinates
36.3396, 43.1480
Category
cities

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Mosul is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. It is the second largest city in Iraq overall after the capital Baghdad and situated on the banks of Tigris. The ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, once the largest city in the world, are on the east side of the city.

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