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Bash
Tapia
Castle
was
built
in
the
12th
century
as
one
of
seven
castles
within
Mosul's
city
wall.
The
castle
was
damaged
by
Timur
in
1393,
and
was
later
rebuilt
by
the
Ottoman
Empire
Bash
Tapia
Castle
played
an
important
role
in
the
siege
of
Mosul
during
the
Ottoman–Persian
War
of
1743–46.
The
siege
began
on
14
September
1743
when
the
Shah
of
Persia,
Nadir
Shah,
arrived
in
city.
The
Pasha
of
Mosul,
Hajji
Hossein
Al
Jalili,
successfully
defended
the
city,
and
the
siege
was
lifted
on
23
October
of
the
same
year
The
ruins
of
the
castle
were
an
archaeological
site
and
were
also
significant
as
being
one
of
the
few
surviving
parts
of
Mosul's
walls.The
castle
was
a
landmark
and
a
symbol
of
Mosul's
identity,and
it
was
popular
with
tourists
from
other
parts
of
Iraq
and
neighbouring
countries.
It
became
neglected
after
the
invasion
of
Iraq
in
2003.
The
city
of
Mosul
was
captured
by
the
Islamic
State
of
Iraq
and
the
Levant
on
10
June
2014,
and
Bash
Tapia
Castle
was
damaged
in
the
subsequent
fighting.
A
missile
fell
near
the
castle
on
10
July
and
damaged
its
walls,
while
a
drone
fired
two
shells
on
it
on
23
July.
According
to
reports
by
the
Iraqi
Ministry
of
Tourism,
the
castle
was
blown
up
by
ISIL
in
April
2015,
making
it
one
of
many
heritage
sites
destroyed
by
that
group.
Photos
released
by
ISIL
in
2016
show
that
parts
of
the
castle
remain
intact.
The
remains
of
the
castle
were
recaptured
by
the
Iraqi
Army
in
June
2017
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