Mosul Grand Mosque

Mosul Grand Mosque
Arabic: جامع الموصل الكبير
Grand Mosque of Mosul, pictured in 2014
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RiteSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusClosed construction ongoing[1]
Location
LocationMosul, Iraq
Mosul Grand Mosque is located in Iraq
Mosul Grand Mosque
Location in Iraq
Geographic coordinates36°21′28″N 43°08′30″E / 36.3577°N 43.1417°E / 36.3577; 43.1417
Architecture
TypeUmayyad architecture
Date establishedc. 1985
Specifications
Dome(s)10
Minaret(s)2

The Mosul Grand Mosque (Arabic: جامع الموصل الكبير) is an incomplete Sunni Islamic mosque located in Mosul, Iraq. The mosque is situated in the Taqafah district bordering the Tigris river near the Nineveh archeological site. Its construction started during the Saddam Hussein rule, but works were interrupted because of the political instability in the country and it remains incomplete to this day.