Mishraq Sulphur Plant | |
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Official name | مصنع الكبريت المشراق (Arabic) |
Country | Iraq |
Location | Qayyarah subdistrict, Nineveh Governorate |
Coordinates | 35°58′54″N 43°18′43″E / 35.981678°N 43.311989°E |
Status | Operational |
Owner(s) | Ministry of Industry and Minerals |
Operator(s) | Mishraq Sulphur State Company |
External links | |
Website | www |
Al-Mishraq, or Mishraq Sulphur State Company, is a state run sulfur plant near Mosul, Iraq.
It has twice been set alight and burned for prolonged periods. In 2003, what is thought to have been a deliberately started fire, burned for about three weeks, resulting in the largest human-made release of sulfur dioxide ever recorded. In 2016 it was set alight by ISIL and burned for seven days.