Nineveh
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Mohammed Shia al-Sudani arrived in Nineveh province early Thursday with a delegation of ministers and security officials, state television reported.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Nineveh Deputy Governor Hassan al-Allaq told Reuters that 113 people had been confirmed dead, with state media putting the death toll at at least 100, with 150 people injured.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023
The fire broke out during a wedding in the district of Hamdaniya, southeast of the city of Mosul in the Nineveh Plain, a part of Iraq where Christians have lived for many centuries.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
State news agency INA said on Wednesday the fire happened in the district of Al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern Nineveh province.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2023
The Palace of Sargon II above Nineveh covered 25 acres and included more than 200 rooms and courtyards, including a brilliantly painted throne room, harem, service quarters, and guard room.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
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