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Mosul (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 20 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.3333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 043 08 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 43.1333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Formerly was an important town on the Silk Road caravan route from Iran across northern Mesopotamia. It was taken by Muslims in 636, and was later under Mongolian, Persian, and Turkish rule. It became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1534. It was awarded to Iraq by the League of Nations in 1925. The city has many mosques and ancient sites. |
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| Al-Mawṣil (preferred,C,V)
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| Al Mawsil (C,V)
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| Mosul (C,O,English-P)
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| Al Mosul (C,V)
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| Al Mūşil (C,V)
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| Mossoul (C,V)
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| Mousl (C,V)
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| Moussoul (C,V)
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| Musił (C,V)
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| الموصل (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| موسڵ (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| מוסול (C,U,Hebrew )
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Iraq (nation) (P) |
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Nīnawá (governorate) (P) |
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Mosul (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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noted as ancient caravan town |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| oil field (C) |
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| archiepiscopal see (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| located on .... |
Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Khorsabad .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Iraq, Al Anbār) [7026093] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Tell Arpachiyah .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Iraq, Nīnawá) [6000412] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Tell M'lefaat .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Iraq, Al Anbār) [7026092] |
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