Mosul’s renowned minaret restored from ravages of Islamic State
Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, ...
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Hidden metropolis unearthed: Massive ancient city found in Iraq
After Sargon II died in 705 BC, the capital was moved to Nineveh, and the city fell into oblivion. In the 19th and 20th centuries, French and American archaeological missions uncovered areas of ...
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Iraq approves designs of largest new residential city
The Iraqi Minister of Construction approved on Monday the designs of the new Ali Al-Wardi residential city project in Baghdad ...
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Writing on clay tablets — uncovered in Iraq — reveal hidden history of ancient city
One of three stone tablets found in northeastern Iraq that may reveal more information ... site of Kurd Qaburstan is the ancient city of regional capital Qabra, but much of the city’s history ...
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An Ancient City, From Agatha Christie to ISIS
When British archaeologist Max Mallowan investigated the neo-Assyrian site of Nimrud in northern Iraq ... The city of Nimrud, known as Calah in the Bible, became the capital of the neo-Assyrian ...
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Iraq explores new energy partnerships to enhance power supply
Iraq has historically imported approximately 20 million cubic feet of gas and 1,200 megawatts of electricity from Iran daily, but the government is now prioritizing energy security through new ...