Best places: Historical landmarks in Al-Hamdaniya, Iraq

👍👍 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 1743–1746. The s...

👍👍 قره سراي دار المملكة أو دار الحكم كما عرفت قصر يقع في مدينة الموصل في محافظة نينوى في شمال العراق على الضفة الغربية لنهر دجلة في الجانب الأيمن من المدينة بناها الاتابكيون وسكنها الحمدانيون والعقيليون وكل من حكم الموصل

👍 Kalkhu, also known by other names such as Kalkhu, Kalkhu, and Nimrud, was an Assyrian city, the remaining ruins of which are located 30 km south of Mosul in today's Iraq. Kalkhu was founded in the thirteenth century BC. In the ninth century BC, it became the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire during...

👍👍 It was a distinctive edifice and landmark that all Iraqis and Mosulis were proud of, and it was the oldest lighthouse in the city of Mosul, but it was blown up by members of the Islamic State, ISIS, after they seized the city of Mosul.