Mosul

American

[moh-sool] / moʊˈsul /

noun

a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.

Mosul British

/ ˈməʊsəl /

noun

a city in N Iraq, on the River Tigris opposite the ruins of Nineveh: an important commercial centre with nearby Ayn Zalah oilfield; university. Pop: 1 236 000 (2005 est)

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I can more easily relate to a movie that takes place on Mars than in Mosul.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

In 2014, IS occupied Mosul, which for centuries was seen as a symbol of tolerance and co-existence between different religious and ethnic communities in Iraq.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

A U.S.-spearheaded military coalition freed Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, from the group’s grip in 2017, and pursued its remnants into eastern Syria.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

And according to Hoffman, many of those who were radicalized and who had been recruited to fight for the caliphate fled back home just before or after the fall of Mosul.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2024

Many of the fabrics that we know of today came to Europe via the Muslims, and their names still show their origins: damask from Damascus, muslin from Mosul, gauzes from Gaza.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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