Mosul

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A large city in northern Iraq on the Tigris River with a long history and important cultural sites

proper noun
/ˈmoʊsəl/

: Mosul

The ancient city of Mosul was known for its rich cultural heritage and historic architecture.
Mosul, Iraq
the city of Mosul
Mosul province

So when I got to, when I got to Mosul, the east side of Mosul had been cleared from ISIS.

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Examples

Most of the 150 families living there had fled their homes in the Mosul area in 2005.

Academic text (2008)
Where is this Mosul hospitality I've heard about?

The Lady of Heaven (2021)
The people of Mosul are getting prepared for the new security plan in their city.

Blog text (14)
Reporting from Mosul, where a major battle broke out earlier today.

The Lady of Heaven (2021)
In June, they even took Mosul, the second-largest city in the entire country.

Academic text (2015)
He was killed in action yesterday in the city of Mosul.

The Messenger (2009)
The real hero of the story is a young boy from Mosul, Laith Lanrawi.

The Lady of Heaven (2021)
Ben Kacyra, the founder of CyArk, was born in 1940 in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

Academic text (2009)
When the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) conquered Mosul in June 2014, no one knew what to do.

Academic text (2015)
The Assyrian city of Nineveh was situated on the banks of the Tigris River, near present-day Mosul in Iraq, on a fault line unsettled by earthquakes since ancient times.

Academic text (2018)

Surface Forms

Mosul main

Etymology

Mosul comes from the Arabic al-Mawṣil, which means 'the place of connection' or 'to connect'. The city stands on the Tigris where roads and bridges join north and south, so the name helps you remember Mosul as a 'link' between regions.